Aqüeducte Palombarum

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Aqüeducte Palombarum

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This aqueduct used to bring water from the Besòs to the old Roman city of Barcino. Some of its remains can be found in the Sant Andreu de Palomar neighbourhood.

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A large section of the Roman aqueduct which carried water from Besòs to the city of Barcino has been found in the area surrounded by Carrer Fernando Pessoa, Carrer Palomar, Carrer Andana de l’Estació and Passeig de Santa Coloma. The walls of the aqueduct are made from stone and lime mortar, and is very white in colour, indicating the high quality of the work. The aqueduct from Besòs to Barcino, before the one in Collserola, must have been about 9 km long and dates back to between the end of the 1st century BC and the start of the 1st century AD. The remains of an old Roman road were also found which followed the route of the channel.

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