Locals Fight Back At Highest Roman Aqueduct, Pont Du Gard

Locals Fight Back At Highest Roman Aqueduct, Pont Du Gard

Activists stand on the Pont du Gard bridge next to a banner reading "Stop Amazon" in southern ... [+] France.



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The Pont du Gard bridge is the highest and one of the most well-preserved Roman aqueducts in the world. Built in southern France in the first century (AD) it isn't far from the Roman city of Avignon, is a UNESCO listed World Heritage site and attracts over a million visitors each year.

But the much-loved bridge has become a battleground in recent months over a plan by Amazon to build a large warehouse in the region. The plant would be highly automated but would still employ 240 full time people and more over busier periods.

And it's