Rialto Bridge

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The Rialto Bridge is an iconic stone arch bridge spanning Venice’s Grand Canal, renowned as one of the city’s oldest and most famous architectural landmarks.

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Rialto Bridge canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
stone arch bridge
tourist attraction
architect Antonio da Ponte
city Venice
connects San Marco sestiere
surface form: San Marco district

San Polo district
constructionEnd 1591
constructionStart 1588
country Italy
crosses Grand Canal
designer Antonio da Ponte
famousFor historic commercial role
panoramic views of Grand Canal
stone arch design
featuredIn numerous paintings of Venice
tourism imagery of Venice
hasCentralPortico true
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Venice’s mercantile history
hasFunction commercial passage
pedestrian bridge
hasLength approximately 48 meters
hasMainSpan approximately 28 meters
hasNumberOfArchwaysForShops two rows
hasParapet true
hasPedestrianSteps true
hasShops true
hasWidth approximately 22 meters
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Venice and its Lagoon"
isIconicLandmarkOf Venice
isMajorTouristAttractionIn Venice
isOldestBridgeOn Grand Canal
locatedIn Italy
Veneto
Venice
material Istrian stone
stone
namedAfter Rialto district
near Rialto Market
numberOfSpans 1
openingDate 1591
partOf Rialto district
surface form: Rialto area
precededBy drawbridge
wooden pontoon bridge
replaced wooden bridge
structureType single-span stone arch
style Renaissance architecture
supportedBy stone arch
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Venice
surface form: Venice and its Lagoon

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Venice hasLandmark Rialto Bridge
Pulteney Bridge inspiredBy Rialto Bridge
Grand Canal crossedBy Rialto Bridge
Canaletto workSubject Rialto Bridge
Venetian architecture notableExample Rialto Bridge