VENICE: Rialto Bridge (walk on bridge and view from boat)

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PONTE DI RIALTO is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal. It is the oldest bridge across the canal. The present stone bridge, a single span designed by Antonio da Ponte, was completed in 1591. It is similar to the wooden bridge it succeeded.

Two inclined ramps lead up to a central portico. On either side of the portico, the covered ramps carry rows of shops.

The engineering of the bridge was considered so audacious that architect Vincenzo Scamozzi predicted future ruin. The bridge has defied its critics to become one of the architectural icons of Venice.

May 24, 2013

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