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The Machine de Marly consisted of fourteen gigantic water wheels, each roughly thirty-six feet wide, that moved 221 pumps to bring water 177 yards up a hillside from the Seine River. King Louis XIV had countless schemes and inventions that were suppose to bring water to his fountains. The Machine de Marly was, by far, his most extensive and costly plan. After three years of construction, the massive contraption was completed. However, the machine suffered from frequent breakdowns and often required costly repairs. Since the Machine de Marly constantly failed to operate properly, work began on an aqueduct to carry water to two reservoirs near Versailles not long after the machine's completion. |
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