Aqueducts rank among the most impressive monuments dating back to antiquity. The Romans were responsible for building some truly astonishing aqueducts, breathtaking in their monumental grandeur and skilled engineering. The medieval period saw the aqueduct come of age in its beauty and complexity. And these spectacular raised and multi-tiered watercourses were still appearing in the 18th and 19th centuries, built to designs that honored the pioneering architects of old. Today, history's greatest surviving aqueducts stand as testimony to an age when simply carrying water from a source to a outlying distribution point served as a highpoint in technical achievement and aesthetic harmony.
So, where in the world can you admire the best examples of this singular architecture? Click through this gallery and admire these incredible conduits built to convey water.