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Bridges of Venice, Walking Tours, James Broos, Lulu.com, 2008 - 150 p., ISBN 978-0-6152-1958-5; Venezia *Ponte per *Ponte "--vita, morte e miracoli-- " dei 443 manufatti che attraversano i canali della città, Gianpietro Zucchetta, 1992, Stamperia di Venezia, Venise. site reprenant les ponts de Venise; liste de ponts avec caractéristiques
The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.
The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bestowed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", [2] [3] from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.
The rivalry between the Nicolotti and the Castellani clans at the bridge dates back to the 14th century. [5] The tradition was ended in the early 18th century after a 1705 altercation led to a "bloodbath" with knives and stones. [5] Competition on the Ponte dei Pugni in Venice by Joseph Heintz the Younger (1673).
The bridge, by noted Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, will be redesigned because 'people hurt themselves' while crossing. One of Venice's Most Famous Bridges Will Undergo a Major ...
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Most of us had the sinking suspicion that something like this was bound to happen sooner or later, kind of like oiling our seas into extinction: One of Europe's great landmarks, Venice's Bridge of ...
Venice Railroad Bridge: Longest railway bridge in Europe when it opens: 3,605 m (11,827 ft) Masonry 210 arches: Milan–Venice railway Venetian Lagoon. 1846: Venice