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Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-22-2012

Ok :-)
So what is special about this, and where is it?

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Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-23-2012

I´ll make it a bit easier:
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Quiz - Jona Lendering - 09-25-2012

Quote:I´ll make it a bit easier:
I'm afraid it's still too difficult.


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-25-2012

Here are two more. :-)
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Quiz - Ildar - 09-25-2012

Quote:I'm afraid it's still too difficult.

It's easier for someone who is familiar with ancient mechanical technologies. :wink: These photos represent the famous watermill and aqueduct in Barbegal, France.


Quiz - Jona Lendering - 09-26-2012

Quote:It's easier for someone who is familiar with ancient mechanical technologies. :wink: These photos represent the famous watermill and aqueduct in Barbegal, France.
Wow!


Quiz - Vindex - 09-26-2012

Wow indeed.


Quiz - D B Campbell - 09-26-2012

Quote:These photos represent the famous watermill and aqueduct in Barbegal, France.
I could see that there was an aqueduct involved, Ildar. But I have only ever seen the (very famous) drawing of Barbegal.
[attachment=5268]Barbegal_watermill.gif[/attachment]
Thank you for sharing it with us, Christian!


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-26-2012

You are very welcome, Duncan! :-)

Now as you guys know where it is, it might be easier to answer the first question of the quiz, which relates mostly to pic 1, 2 and 4. :-)


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-27-2012

More precisely: What is special about the aqueduct? :-)


Quiz - D B Campbell - 09-27-2012

Quote:What is special about the aqueduct?
It is designed to deliver water to the top of each water-wheel in a sophisticated "overshot" system? Is this special enough?! :wink:


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-30-2012

Hmmm... that is indeed special. Smile What I actually meant is that there are two aquaeducts running parallel to each other over a considerable distance. The eastern aqueduct is split for the two lines of mills after it breaks through the rock, the western aqueduct turns westwards within the rock. In the pic below you see this from west-north-west. The second pic shows the two aquaeducts running parallel, the right (eastern) aqueduct is much more damaged, though.

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I´ll post a new question...


Quiz - D B Campbell - 09-30-2012

Quote:I´ll post a new question...
I don't mean to interfere, but shouldn't it be Ildar's turn, as he correctly identified the location? :unsure:


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 09-30-2012

I wasn´t sure.... the main thing about the question was about the double aqueduct. The "where is it?" was just an add-on, I thought. No?


Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 10-01-2012

Anyway, Ildar can do it also if he
wants, I don´t mind :-)