Stone arches
In a long line.
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A stone aqueduct of long arcades on the edge of Larnaca, by the old Limassol road, also known as the Bekir Pasha Aqueduct and regarded as one of the most prominent water works ever built in Cyprus. The Ottoman governor Bekir Pasha built it between 1747 and 1750 at his own expense, after seeing the poor of Larnaca carry water on their backs from springs two hours' walk away, and placed it, with the fountains and wells he built, in a charitable endowment to pay for its upkeep. It supplied Larnaca with fresh water for nearly two centuries. Its tall stone arches march in a long line across the fields and are lit at night, when they look their best. The site is open and free, and a dirt path follows the arches. It is a few minutes' drive from central Larnaca and the salt lake.
In a long line.
On the arches.
Alongside.
Old Limassol road, west Larnaca
The Ottoman governor Bekir Pasha, between 1747 and 1750, at his own expense, to bring fresh water to Larnaca; it worked for nearly two centuries.