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The Roman bridge of Salamanca has been the subject of many artistic and literary works over the centuries of its existence. The bridge is used as the setting for the 1914 novel "Niebla" by Miguel de Unamuno. Romance artists David Roberts in 1837 and Gustave Doré in 1862 portrayed the Roman bridge of Salamanca in artistic works. The bridge is ...
Bridge of Caesar Augusta (located on the site of bridge Puente de piedra (Zaragoza) and it was a mixed work of stone and wood). Puente Miluze 42°49′4″N 1°40′48″W / 42.81778°N 1.68000°W / 42.81778; -1
The Roman bridge of Salamanca is an infrastructure that since the 1st century allows the passage over the Tormes River. Three of the cultural elements that have had the greatest influence on the configuration and development of the city of Salamanca come from the Roman period.
Roman bridge of Córdoba: Via Augusta Bien de Interés Cultural: 247 m (810 ft) Masonry ... Roman bridge of Salamanca: Old City of Salamanca World Heritage Site (1988)
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The verraco of the bridge (Spanish: Verraco del puente) in Salamanca, Spain, is an Iron Age stone statue depicting a bull, placed at the entrance of the Roman bridge. Verraco is a general term that refers to the stone statues of animals made by the Vettones , one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula .
The decision to build a bridge around Millau was taken in September 1986, says Virlogeux, who at the time was head of the large bridges division of the French administration.
This is a list of Roman bridges. The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. [1] The following constitutes an attempt to list all known surviving remains of Roman bridges. A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes any of these features: Roman arches; Roman pillars; Roman foundations; Roman abutments; Roman roadway; Roman ...