Ponte Santa Trinità
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The Ponte Santa Trinità (Italian for Holy Trinity Bridge) is a Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the Arno river. The bridge has three spans. The outside spans each measure 29 meters (95 ft) with the center span being 32 meters (105 ft) in length.[1]
Having been constructed by the Florentine architect Bartolomeo Ammanati from 1567 to 1569[2] alongside the equally remarkable Ponte Vecchio, the Ponte Santa Trinita is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world. The flattened ellipses give the structure its celebrated elegant appearance. The bridge was destroyed by retreating German troops on 8 August 1944, but reconstructed in 1958 with original stones raised from the Arno[3] or taken from the same quarry.
[edit] References
- ^ Ponte Santa Trinità. Structurae. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ (2007) Ammannati, Bartolommeo. Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ (2007) Bridges: Stone arch bridges. Encyclopædia Britannica.
