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Segovia Aqueduct

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Looking downstream along the route of the Segovia Roman Aqueduct. The building is a "sand trap". The channel along this section is visibly much steeper compared to the later section, and a large chamber in the sand trap allows any sand in the water to settle out as the water flow rate changes.