Paderno d'Adda (
Brianzöö: ;
Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Lecco, in
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
. It is well known in the rest of Italy for the cast-iron
San Michele Bridge built in the late nineteenth century following the
Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Locally nicknamed "'' ...
style. It is said that
Leonardo da Vinci used the Paderno's scenery as base for his famous painting
Virgin of the Rocks.
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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