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Bridges of Venice ItalyThe bridges over the Grand Canal of Venice and the historical bridges: the Rialto Bridge, the Scalzi Bridge, the Accademia Bridge and the Constitution Bridge. Also the historical bridges illustrated with photographs and historical cards. |
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![]() Rialto derives from Rio Alto or, in Latin, Rivus Altus. In fact, its history dates back to pre-Roman times when there were already on the site settlements of stilt houses of the Venetians. |
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![]() The Ponte degli Scalzi was built for the first time in the post-Napoleonic era when, following the Restoration, Venice remained under the influence of Vienna until the Unification of Italy (1866). |
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![]() During the 800s, at the time of maximum expansion and use of elements such as iron, a straight structure was made using this material... |
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![]() The first of the bridges over the Grand Canal that you come to arrive by car in Venice is the Ponte della Costituzione... |
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