Ponte Duca d'Aosta
Ponte Duca d'Aosta is a bridge that links Lungotevere Flaminio to Piazza Lauro De Bosis, in Rome (Italy), in the Flaminio and Della Vittoria quarters.
Ponte Duca d'Aosta | |
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 Ponte Duca d'Aosta, Rome | |
| Coordinates | 41°55′53″N 12°27′38″E |
| Crosses | River Tiber |
| Locale | Rome, Flaminio and Della Vittoria Quarters, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 220 m (721.8 ft) |
| Width | 30 m (98.4 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Vincenzo Fasolo |
| Construction start | 1939 |
| Construction end | 1942 |
| Opened | 1942 |
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Description
The bridge, dedicated to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta, was designed by architect Vincenzo Fasolo; the building started in 1939 and the inauguration took place in 1942.
The reinforced concrete bridge has a single arch and is 220 m (722 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) wide; at both extremities are placed two pairs of shafts, whose façades are decorated with high-relieves by the Tuscan sculptor Vico Consorti, illustrating war scenes on the rivers Isonzo, Tagliamento, Sile and Adige.
The bridge links the Flaminio quarter to the Foro Italico.
External links
- Map of the bridges of Rome
- The form on Structurae, the database of structural and civil engineering works
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