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The Kavala aqueduct - view from above

The Kavala aqueduct, popularly known as the Kamares(Greek: Καμάρες, "arches"), is a well-preserved aqueduct in the city of Kavala, Greece, and is one of the city's landmarks.

While the aqueduct is "probably of Roman origin", the present structure dates to the 16th century.^[1] A Byzantine barrier wall of the early 14th century, built as part of the fortifications on the Kavala acropolis, probably also functioned as an aqueduct. This would have made it one of the few examples of Byzantine aqueducts, since Byzantine cities more typically used wellsand cisterns rather than either maintaining existing Roman aqueducts or building new ones.^[2] The barrier wall was replaced with the present arched aqueduct during Suleiman the Magnificent's repair and improvement of the Byzantine fortifications. Some authors date that construction to the time of the 1522 Siege of Rhodes, but a more likely date is between 1530 and 1536.^[3] As late as 1911, it was still being used to supply the city with drinking water from Mount Pangaeus.^[4]

Comment by Randy Jensen on April 8, 2013 at 2:11pm: thanks for these and previous pictures . what an amazing aqueduct . iam envious and can't imagine what it could be like to live amongst such rich history . your float set up looks great too

Comment by Kostas Rossidis on May 3, 2012 at 12:15am: The Kavala aqueduct - view from above

The Kavala aqueduct, popularly known as the Kamares(Greek: Καμάρες, "arches"), is a well-preserved aqueduct in the city of Kavala, Greece, and is one of the city's landmarks.

While the aqueduct is "probably of Roman origin", the present structure dates to the 16th century.^[1] A Byzantine barrier wall of the early 14th century, built as part of the fortifications on the Kavala acropolis, probably also functioned as an aqueduct. This would have made it one of the few examples of Byzantine aqueducts, since Byzantine cities more typically used wellsand cisterns rather than either maintaining existing Roman aqueducts or building new ones.^[2] The barrier wall was replaced with the present arched aqueduct during Suleiman the Magnificent's repair and improvement of the Byzantine fortifications. Some authors date that construction to the time of the 1522 Siege of Rhodes, but a more likely date is between 1530 and 1536.^[3] As late as 1911, it was still being used to supply the city with drinking water from Mount Pangaeus.^[4]

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