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Bridges In Rome
This is an incomplete list of bridges in the city of Rome, in Italy: *Pons Sublicius (around 642 BC) * Ponte di Castel Giubileo (built 1951) * Ponte di Tor di Quinto (1960) * Ponte Cestio (1st century BC), also called Ponte San Bartolomeo * Ponte Flaminio (1932–1951) *Ponte Milvio (207 BC; formerly called Ponte Mollo) *Ponte Nomentano (1st century BC) *Ponte Duca d'Aosta (1939–1942) * Ponte della Musica-Armando Trovajoli (2008–2011) * Ponte Risorgimento (1911) * Ponte Matteotti (1929; pre 1945 called Ponte delle Milizie or Ponte Littorio) * Ponte Nenni (1971–1972) * Ponte Regina Margherita (1886–1891, also called Ponte Margherita) *Ponte Cavour (1891–1896) *Ponte Umberto I (1885) *Ponte Sant'Angelo (134, formerly called Pons Aelius (Ponte Elio)) *Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II (1886–1911; also called Ponte Vittorio) * Ponte Principe Amedeo (1942, instead of Ponte dei Fiorentini) *Ponte Mazzini (1904–1908) *Ponte Sisto (1473–1479; instead of Ponte di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Garibaldihh
Ponte, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to: Places England *Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield France *Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Corse Italy ;Municipalities * Ponte (BN), in the Province of Benevento *Ponte Buggianese, in the Province of Pistoia *Ponte dell'Olio, in the Province of Piacenza *Ponte di Legno, in the Province of Brescia *Ponte di Piave, in the Province of Treviso *''Ponte Gardena'', Italian name for Waidbruck, in South Tyrol *Ponte in Valtellina, in the Province of Sondrio *Ponte Lambro, in the Province of Como *Ponte nelle Alpi, in the Province of Belluno *Ponte Nizza, in the Province of Provincia di Pavia *Ponte Nossa, in the Province of Bergamo *Ponte San Nicolò, in the Province of Padua *Ponte San Pietro, in the Province of Bergamo ;Civil parishes and quarters * Ponte (Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome *Ponte di Cerreto, in the Province of Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Giacomo Matteotti
Ponte Giacomo Matteotti (or briefly Ponte Matteotti), formerly ''Ponte del Littorio'', is a bridge that links Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome (Italy), in the Rione Prati and in the Flaminio and Della Vittoria quarters.Rendina, pp. 722–723. Description The bridge, designed by Augusto Antonelli with the name ''Ponte delle Milizie'', was begun in 1924 and completed five years after; it was inaugurated on April 21, 1929 as ''Ponte del Littorio''. After World War II it was dedicated to the socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti, who was kidnapped nearby. The bridge has three brickwork arches and is long. Notes Bibliography * Bridges completed in 1929 Matteotti Matteotti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Giacomo Matteotti (1885–1924), Italian politician * Gianmatteo Matteotti (1921–2000), Italian politician * Luca Matteotti (born 1989), Italian snowboarder See also * ... Rome R. XXII Prati R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Dei Quattro Capi
The Pons Fabricius ( it, Ponte Fabricio, "Fabrician Bridge") or Ponte dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, still existing in its original state. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the Campus Martius on the east side to Tiber Island in the middle (the Pons Cestius is west of the island). ''Quattro Capi'' ("four heads") refers to the two marble pillars of the two-faced Janus herms on the parapet, which were moved here from the nearby Church of St Gregory (Monte Savello) in the 14th century.Claridge, Amanda (1998). Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide'. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press Bridge According to Dio Cassius, the bridge was built in 62 BC, the year after Cicero was consul, to replace an earlier wooden bridge destroyed by fire. It was commissioned by Lucius Fabricius, the curator of the roads and a member of the gens Fabricia of Rome. Completely intact from Roman antiquity, it has been in continuous use ever since. The Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pons Cestius
, image = 2012-05-15 Roma ponte Cestio da ponte Garibaldi 1.jpg , caption = The Pons Cestius in its modern form The Roman bridge around 1880, before its reconstruction , carries = pedestrians, motor vehicles , crosses = , locale = Rome, Italy , downstream=Ponte Palatino , design = arch bridge , material = stone (tuff, peperino, travertine) , spans = 3 , pierswater =2 , mainspan = , length = , width = , built= , rebuilt= , upstream=Ponte Garibaldi , coordinates= , image_size=270 , mapframe-frame-width=270 , mapframe=yes , mapframe-caption=Click on the map for a fullscreen view , mapframe-zoom=13 , mapframe-marker=monument , mapframe-wikidata=yes The Pons Cestius ( it, Ponte Cestio) is an ancient Roman bridge connecting the right bank of the Tiber with the west of the Tiber Island in Rome, Italy. In Late Antiquity, the bridge was replaced and renamed the Pons Gratiani. It is also known as Ponte San Bart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte San Bartolomeo
Ponte, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to: Places England *Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield France *Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Corse Italy ;Municipalities * Ponte (BN), in the Province of Benevento *Ponte Buggianese, in the Province of Pistoia *Ponte dell'Olio, in the Province of Piacenza *Ponte di Legno, in the Province of Brescia *Ponte di Piave, in the Province of Treviso *''Ponte Gardena'', Italian name for Waidbruck, in South Tyrol *Ponte in Valtellina, in the Province of Sondrio *Ponte Lambro, in the Province of Como *Ponte nelle Alpi, in the Province of Belluno *Ponte Nizza, in the Province of Provincia di Pavia *Ponte Nossa, in the Province of Bergamo *Ponte San Nicolò, in the Province of Padua *Ponte San Pietro, in the Province of Bergamo ;Civil parishes and quarters * Ponte (Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome *Ponte di Cerreto, in the Province of Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Garibaldi
Ponte Garibaldi is a bridge that links Lungotevere De' Cenci to Piazza Giuseppe Gioachino Belli in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni Regola and Trastevere. Description The bridge was designed by architect Angelo Vescovali and built between 1884 and 1888; it was dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi, "Hero of Two Worlds" and one of the fathers of Italian unification. The bridge, enlarged in 1959, was released to facilitate the expansion of the town towards Trastevere.. It has two metal spans, which lie on a central shaft and on two smaller shafts covered with travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a pro ...; it is long. Transports The bridge is crossed by tram 8 and buses H, 780 e 781. Notes Bibliography * * Bridges in Rome Bridges completed in 1888 Road bridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Sisto
Ponte Sisto is a bridge in Rome's historic centre, spanning the river Tiber. It connects Via dei Pettinari in the Rione of Regola to Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere. History The construction of the current bridge occurred between 1473 and 1479, and was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471–84), after whom it is named, from the architect Baccio Pontelli, who reused the foundations of a prior Roman bridge, the Pons Antoninus, which had been destroyed during the early Middle Ages. Currently traffic on the bridge is restricted to pedestrians. (According to Mandell Creighton's History of the Papacy, the Sistine Bridge was built of blocks from the Coliseum. Further, that Sixtus was mindful of the disaster which had occurred in the Jubilee of 1450 through the crowding of the Bridge of S. Angelo, which was the only available means of communication with S. Peter's.) Roman Pons Aurelius The predecessor bridge to Ponte Sisto, the Pons Aurelius, was first mentioned by authors in the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Mazzini
Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini, also known as Ponte Mazzini, is a bridge that links Lungotevere dei Sangallo to Lungotevere della Farnesina in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni Regola and Trastevere. Description The bridge was designed by engineers Viani and Moretti and built between 1904 and 1908; it was dedicated to Giuseppe Mazzini, one of the makers of Italian unification. The bridge links Via della Lungara to via Giulia; it was formerly called ''Ponte Gianicolense'', in remembrance of the ancient bridge with the same name.. It shows three masonry arches and is long. Notes Bibliography * * Bridges completed in 1908 Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini (, , ; 22 June 1805 – 10 March 1872) was an Italian politician, journalist, and activist for the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement. His efforts helped bring about the in ... Stone bridges in Italy Rome R. XIII Trastevere 1908 establishments in Italy {{Italy-bridge-str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Principe Amedeo Savoia Aosta
Ponte Principe Amedeo Savoia Aosta, also known as Ponte Principe or Ponte PASA after its acronym, is a bridge that links Lungotevere dei Sangallo to Piazza Della Rovere in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni Ponte, Trastevere and Borgo. Description The bridge has 3 brick arcades covered with white marble. Between the arcades there are two single-lancet windows with rounded arches. The arcades divide the Tiber into 3 branches by 2 pillars that vaguely look like ships. It links the Basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini and the area of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to the tunnel that brings to Via Aurelia through Via di Gregorio VII. History The bridge is dedicated to Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Viceroy of Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the .... The building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II
Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II is a bridge in Rome constructed to designs of 1886 by the architect Ennio De Rossi. Construction was delayed, and it was not inaugurated until 1911. The bridge across the Tiber connects the historic centre of Rome (Corso Vittorio Emanuele, whose axis the bridge extends, and piazza Paoli at the bridgehead) with the rione Borgo and the Vatican City, close what is left of the ancient Pons Neronianus. The bridge commemorating Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy is carried in three arches spanning a distance of 108 metres. It is decorated at the ends with high socles carrying colossal bronze winged Victories and over each of the piers with massive allegorical travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a pro ... sculptural groups.Touring Club Italiano, ''Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. The bridge is faced with travertine marble and spans the Tiber with five arches, three of which are Roman; it was approached by means of a ramp from the river. The bridge is now solely pedestrian and provides a scenic view of Castel Sant'Angelo. It links the rioni of Ponte (which was named after the bridge itself), and Borgo, to whom the bridge administratively belongs. History Starting with the early Middle Ages, the original name was forgotten: after the ruin of Nero's Bridge, pilgrims were forced to use this bridge to reach St Peter's Basilica, hence it was known also with the name of "bridge of Saint Peter" (''pons Sancti Petri''). In the sixth century, under Pope Gregory I, both the cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Umberto I
Ponte Umberto I, also known as Ponte Umberto, is a bridge that links Piazza di Ponte Umberto I to Piazza dei Tribunali in Rome (Italy), in the rioni Ponte and Prati. Description The bridge was designed by architect Angelo Vescovali and built between 1885 and 1895; it was dedicated to Umberto I, King of Italy, who inaugurated the bridge together with his consort Margherita of Savoy. The bridge links the Palace of Justice (popularly known as ''Palazzaccio'') to the area surrounding Piazza Navona. It is made of three masonry arches covered with travertine and stone of Subiaco and is about 105 m (344 ft) long. The bridge carries a road with 2 lanes in each direction. Unusually for a road in Italy, this road drives on the left. (Ponte Palatino Ponte Palatino, also known as Ponte Inglese (Italian for ''English Bridge''), is a bridge that links Lungotevere Aventino to Lungotevere Ripa in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni Ripa and Trastevere.. Description The bridge was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
