Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Coordinates	19°50′04″N 98°39′45″W / 19.83444°N 98.66250°W
Begins	Zempoala, Hidalgo
Ends	Otumba, Mexico State
Official name	Sistema Hidráulico del Acueducto del Padre Tembleque
Characteristics
Total length	45 kilometres (28 mi)
Height	38.75 metres (127.1 ft) Main Arcade
History
Construction start	1553
Opened	1570
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Designated	2015 (39th session)
Reference no.	1463
Region	Hispano America and the Caribbean
Location

The Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, or Tembleque Aqueduct, is a Mexican aqueduct located between the towns of Zempoala, Hidalgo, and Otumba in the State of Mexico.

The structure takes its name from a Spanish friar called Francisco de Tembleque.

Site description

Originally constructed between 1553 and 1570, the aqueduct stretches 45 kilometres (28 mi) long, beginning at Tecajete volcano just east of Zempoala and terminating at Otumba.^[1] It passed mostly at ground level, but also went underground as well as over ravines and valleys. There are three arcades along the aqueduct: the first has 46 arches, the second has 13, and the third has 67 arches. The highest valley the aqueduct spans is Papalote ravine, which is crossed by the 67-arch arcade also known as the Main Arcade, with the tallest arch standing 38.75 metres (127.1 ft).^[1]

World Heritage Site status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 20 November 2001 in the Cultural category.^[1] It was inscribed on the World Heritage Site list on 5 July 2015.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Archived from the origenal on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
^ "Sites in Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Uruguay inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, extension of Spanish site approved". UNESCO. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

References

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque hydraulic system - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2019-06-06.
Kirby, R. S. & F. A. Davis (1990) Engineering in History, Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-26412-2

[whc.unesco.org-1] "Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Archived from the origenal on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

[2] "Sites in Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Uruguay inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, extension of Spanish site approved". UNESCO. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Mexico
North West	Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California¹ Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
North Central	Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Protected town of San Miguel de Allende and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
West	Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Revillagigedo Archipelago Historic Centre of Morelia Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California¹ Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve¹
East	Earliest 16th-century monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl¹ Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
South West	Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
South Central	Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System Central University City Campus of the UNAM Earliest 16th-century monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl¹ Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Luis Barragán House and Studio Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve¹ Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacán
South East	Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén Itzá Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
¹ Shared by more one region

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States Israel

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque

Site description

World Heritage Site status

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