Scale model, Musee de l'Arles Antique, Arles, France

Scale model of the Usine de Meunerie Hydrauliquede Barbegal, or Barbegal Hydraulic Milling Plant, 1:100, designed by J-L Paillet and made by Denis Delpallilo, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In Barbegal near Arles are a Roman aqueduct and mills with 16 waterwheels on a hillside, built 2nd century AD, capable of milling 4.5 tons of flour per day and supplying water to Arles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13564570

Media ID

45388342

Size

3867px x 5906px (7.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009