El Rec Comtal & Subterranean Network
NODE-49 • leisure10th - 19th Century

El Rec Comtal & Subterranean Network

Historic 10th-century open canal and advanced subterranean drainage system

41.388800°N, 2.183300°E•city Axis
Documented Historiographical History

Constructed in the 10th century under Count Mir atop an ancient 1st-century Roman aqueduct, supplying 13 kilometers of freshwater to medieval flour mills and guilds.

Architectural & Symbolic Reading

Preserves open canal excavations at El Born and Sant Andreu, connected to Pere Garcia Fària's 19th-century gravity-fed subterranean sewer network.

Historical Legends & Mysteries

Archaeological sluice gates preserved at El Born demonstrate how medieval water masters regulated water pressure to royal mills.

Related Tags:#Rec Comtal#Aqueduct#Subterranean#Water Canal#El Born

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