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The Machine of Marly: Water Supply for Versailles
The city of Versailles sits 130 to 140 meters above sea-level, surrounded by wooded hills. In 1661, Louis XIV decided to construct his palace in Versailles. The main problem that was facing the engineers was to supply water to the king's palace and its gardens and fountains. The king wanted the water to be furnished continuously. Due to the palace location, supplying water to the site was like a dream and even the several links between the nearby ponds and reservoirs were becoming inefficient. Two brilliant engineers "Arnold de Ville" and "Rennequin Sualem" started the construction of the "Machine de Marly" that was considered the biggest hydraulic system ever built. This machine was able to deliver water from the Seine River at an elevation of 162 meters and pumped nearly five thousand cubic meters of water a day. This gigantic machine solved the problem for several years until the 19th century when it was destroyed because of inefficiency.
The Machine of Marly: Water Supply for Versailles
The city of Versailles sits 130 to 140 meters above sea-level, surrounded by wooded hills. In 1661, Louis XIV decided to construct his palace in Versailles. The main problem that was facing the engineers was to supply water to the king's palace and its gardens and fountains. The king wanted the water to be furnished continuously. Due to the palace location, supplying water to the site was like a dream and even the several links between the nearby ponds and reservoirs were becoming inefficient. Two brilliant engineers "Arnold de Ville" and "Rennequin Sualem" started the construction of the "Machine de Marly" that was considered the biggest hydraulic system ever built. This machine was able to deliver water from the Seine River at an elevation of 162 meters and pumped nearly five thousand cubic meters of water a day. This gigantic machine solved the problem for several years until the 19th century when it was destroyed because of inefficiency.
The Machine of Marly: Water Supply for Versailles
Comair, Georges (author)
Fourth National EWRI History Symposium at World Environmental and Water Resources Congress ; 2007 ; Tampa, Florida, United States
2007-04-30
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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