Cascata delle Marmore
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Key facts
- Location
- Umbria , Italy
- Type
- Tiered
- Total height
- 165 m (541 ft)
- Longest drop
- 83 m (272 ft)
- World height ranking
- 1st (man-made)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tourist attraction
- Part of
- Velino
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Terni
- Elevation
- 326
- Location
- Marmore
- Official website
- www.cascatadellemarmore.info
- Image
- George Augustus Wallis (1761-1847) - The Marble Falls, Terni - PD.29-1997 - Fitzwilliam Museum.jpg
- Height
- 1
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- Commons category
- Cascata delle Marmore
- heritage designation
- iridium
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cascata delle Marmore ( Italian: [kaˈskaːta delle ˈmarmore]) or Marmore Falls is a tiered, man-made waterfall in Italy, created by the Romans in 271 BC. At 165m (541 feet) tall, it is the largest man-made waterfall in the world. It is located 7.7 km from Terni, in the region of Umbria.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cascata delle Marmore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.