Between 1684 and 1686, a network of regional hydraulic structures designed by engineer Thomas Gobert was built to bring water from the Saint-Quentin plateau to the Palace of Versailles in the Kingdom of France. Water was collected in Trappes, Arcy and Saclay and carried through an underground aqueduct before it crossed the Haute-Vallee de la Bievre on the Buc Aqueduct. It was stored in elevated ponds southeast of Versailles, reservoirs that gravity-fed the fountains and water jets of the palace gardens.
In 1766 the hydraulic system in Versailles was expanded to serve the civilian population. Water from the Gobert Ponds was directed into hollow reservoir buildings designed by architect-engineer Pluyette, which feed ground-level basins beneath the street arcades, providing drinking troughs for working animals and a dependable reserve for firefighting. - AsNotedIn
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