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Aqueduct of Vanvitelli

UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli
Location	Benevento Province, Province of Caserta, Italy
Part of	18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Reference	549rev
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Area	87.37 ha (0.3373 sq mi)
Buffer zone	110.76 ha (0.4276 sq mi)
Coordinates	41°03′33″N 14°24′06″E / 41.05917°N 14.40167°E / 41.05917; 14.40167
Location of Aqueduct of Vanvitelli in Italy

The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli or Caroline Aqueduct is a 38 km aqueduct that supplied water to the Reggia di Caserta and the San Leucio complex from the foot of the Taburno massif and springs of the Fizzo Contrada, in the territory of Bucciano.

Mostly underground, the aqueduct is noted for its well-preserved, three-tier, 529-metre-long (1,736 ft) tufa-arched section bridging the Valle di Maddaloni between Monte Longano (to the east) and Monte Garzano (to the west). This section was modelled after Roman arched aqueducts, is 55.8 metres (183 ft) high at its highest point, crosses what is now highway SP335 — and was designated a World Heritage Site in 1997.

Commissioned by Charles of Bourbon, the aqueduct was designed by and named after Luigi Vanvitelli. Construction began in March 1753 and it opened on 7 May 1762. It is located in SS265, 81020 Valle di Maddaloni CE, Italy.

External links

• Siti UNESCO: L'acquedotto Carolino e i Ponti della Valle di Maddaloni