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| settlements = | | length = 37 miles (40 km) | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
The aqueduct is old and worn, but well preserved, which is due to regular and highly qualified maintenance by the Gnomish Guild of Architects of Innspa, sometimes called the "Aqueduct Guild".{{csb|LG Ahlissa (Adri) Gazetteer ''([[RPGA]]) (2006)'' |28}} | |||
Its most important part is a rectangular stone duct supported by large stone pillars. In this duct, fresh water is transported from a source in the [[Flinty Hills]] all the way south to Innspa, where it is channeled throughout the city by an ingenious system of interconnected distribution towers.{{csb|LG Ahlissa (Adri) Gazetteer ''([[RPGA]]) (2006)'' |20}} | |||
The aqueduct is made of a variety of different types of stone, and yet everything blends together seamlessly, even harmonically, and looks quite sound and solid. Its basic principle of construction is that water flows downwards from the hills into Innspa with the right amount of pressure, and aqueduct construction has to reflect this. Next to Innspa, the pillars are rarely higher than thirty feet. The duct itself is usually 4.9 ft (1.5m) wide and 6.5 ft (2m) high, but individual dimensions vary as often as construction style (depending on the gnome in charge). | |||
The distribution towers cunningly distribute the water around Innspa, using most of it to irrigate the Old City's many beautiful parks, complete with small ornamental lakes. | The distribution towers cunningly distribute the water around Innspa, using most of it to irrigate the Old City's many beautiful parks, complete with small ornamental lakes. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
Construction for the aquaduct began c. [[300 CY]].{{csb|LG Ahlissa (Adri) Gazetteer ''([[RPGA]]) (2006)'' |20}} | Construction for the aquaduct began c. [[300 CY]].{{csb|LG Ahlissa (Adri) Gazetteer ''([[RPGA]]) (2006)'' |20}} | ||
There were continuing plans to construct a second aqueduct. By [[596 CY]], the Guild of Architects had yet to locate a spring which would allow them to make a viable plan for such. The planning stage continued thereafter.{{csb|LG Ahlissa (Adri) Gazetteer ''([[RPGA]]) (2006)'' |20}} | |||
=== Geography === | === Geography === | ||
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| Innspa aqueduct | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type: | Civic infrastructure |
| Geopolitical | |
| Region: | Ahlissa |
| Settlements: | Innspa |
| Resources: | Fresh water |
| Geography | |
| Origin: | Flinty Hills |
| End: | Innspa |
| Length: | 37 miles (40 km) |
In Living Greyhawk
The Innspa aqueduct is an artiicial watercourse which brings fresh water to Innspa from the Flinty Hills.
Description
The aqueduct is old and worn, but well preserved, which is due to regular and highly qualified maintenance by the Gnomish Guild of Architects of Innspa, sometimes called the "Aqueduct Guild".[1]
Its most important part is a rectangular stone duct supported by large stone pillars. In this duct, fresh water is transported from a source in the Flinty Hills all the way south to Innspa, where it is channeled throughout the city by an ingenious system of interconnected distribution towers.[2]
The aqueduct is made of a variety of different types of stone, and yet everything blends together seamlessly, even harmonically, and looks quite sound and solid. Its basic principle of construction is that water flows downwards from the hills into Innspa with the right amount of pressure, and aqueduct construction has to reflect this. Next to Innspa, the pillars are rarely higher than thirty feet. The duct itself is usually 4.9 ft (1.5m) wide and 6.5 ft (2m) high, but individual dimensions vary as often as construction style (depending on the gnome in charge). The distribution towers cunningly distribute the water around Innspa, using most of it to irrigate the Old City's many beautiful parks, complete with small ornamental lakes.
History
Construction for the aquaduct began c. 300 CY.[2]
There were continuing plans to construct a second aqueduct. By 596 CY, the Guild of Architects had yet to locate a spring which would allow them to make a viable plan for such. The planning stage continued thereafter.[2]
Geography
The aqueduct spans a distance of about 37 miles (40 km), extending north from Innspa in a more or less straight line.
Right next to the aqueduct, a wide, heavily used path winds its way north, into the hills.
Depending on terrain type (and the whims of the gnome or gnomes charged with constructing this particular section), the aqueduct runs to a height of up to 131 ft. (40m), but may also be lying on the ground, or run through a particularly stubborn hill.
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Roters, Frank. Wissenswertes über den Adri [Interesting Facts about the Adri]. LG Ahlissa-Innspa Regional Triad. 2006
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