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The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.
The Rialto Bridge. The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent markets as well as for the monumental Rialto Bridge across the Grand Canal.
More public buildings were built along the Canal at Rialto: palaces for commercial and financial Benches (Palazzo dei Camerlenghi and Palazzo dei Dieci Savi, rebuilt after 1514 fire) and a mint. In 1181 Nicolò Barattieri constructed a pontoon bridge connecting Rialto to Mercerie area, which was later replaced by a wooden bridge with shops on ...
VENICE — Tuesday morning wasn’t an average one for the city of Venice, with Andrea Bocelli performing on one of its most iconic symbols, the Rialto Bridge. The tenor joined OTB founder and ...
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Bridges of Venice, Walking Tours, James Broos, Lulu.com, 2008 - 150 p., ISBN 978-0-6152-1958-5; Venezia *Ponte per *Ponte "--vita, morte e miracoli-- " dei 443 manufatti che attraversano i canali della città, Gianpietro Zucchetta, 1992, Stamperia di Venezia, Venise. site reprenant les ponts de Venise; liste de ponts avec caractéristiques
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Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, with the Rialto Bridge visible on the left. Palazzo dei Camerlenghi is a Renaissance palazzo in Venice , northern Italy , located in the sestiere (quarter) of San Polo . It faces the Canal Grande , adjacent to the Rialto Bridge .