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Roman Aqueduct Exposure (Römerkanal, Station 5 Kall-Urft)

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Roman Aqueduct Exposure (Römerkanal, Station 5 Kall-Urft)

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Roman Aqueduct Exposure (Römerkanal, Station 5 Kall-Urft)

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Location: Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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July 3, 2021

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During the expansion of a farm road, an approx. 80 m long section of the Eifel aqueduct was exposed here; part of the vault collapsed. A look inside the pipe shows the cast concrete channel (Opus caementicium), which is coated on the sole and the cheeks with a thin layer of reddish water plaster (Opus signinum). When mixed with crushed bricks, the plaster had not only got its reddish color, but also its hydraulic effect, thus ensuring that the pipe was leak-proof. Source: Information board on site.

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Martin & Sabine neben der Spur

April 17, 2021

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Station number 5 Kall-Urft on the Roman Canal hiking trail.

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February 6, 2023

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The following hiking guide can be recommended as accompanying literature on this route:
"The Roman Canal Hiking Trail. How water learned to walk"
by Klaus Grewe and Manfred Knauff,
publisher Eifelverein eV (ISBN 978-3-944620-27-5).
"120 km in 7 stages on the route of the Roman aqueduct from Nettersheim to Cologne. This hiking guide is indispensable for a proper insight into the technology of ancient aqueduct construction and the variety of scenic and cultural treasures to the left and right of the Roman Canal Hiking Trail."

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