Thursday, March 21, 2013

Ponte dell'Arsenale

Ponte dell'Arsenale, Bridge of the Arsenal, Rio dell'Arsenale, Venice
Ponte dell'Arsenale (Arsenal Bridge), Rio dell'Arsenale
Campo dell'Arsenale / Fondamenta de l'Arsenale, Castello
Venice, September 2012

“Many bridges were originally of timber, and a number can be seen today in the lesser communities as well as several in the city. Cheaper tu build initially, they naturally required maintenance, and from time to time complete rebuilding, so that there are no original medieval timber bridges today; however a number of those that we see today, such as the Arsenal bridge or the Castello bridge in Venice or the Pontelungo between Murano and Mazzorbo closely follow medieval patterns in their design.” (Richard J. Goy, Venetian Vernacular Architecture: Traditional Housing in the Venetian Lagoon)

See also: Nell'arzanà de' Viniziani
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3 comments:

  1. crocrodylMarch 21, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    Very interesting. I like the bridge and towers, beautiful place.

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  2. cieldequimperMarch 21, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Thank goodness we still have medieval designs.

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  3. Cobalt VioletMarch 21, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    It's lovely. I want to go back there! Thanks for sharing. Haven't been to Venice since 1996!

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