Construction end 1895 Total length 105 m Material Masonry Designer Angelo Vescovali | Construction begin 1885 Opened 1895 Body of water Tiber | |
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Similar Tiber, Ponte Principe Amedeo, Ponte Cavour, Ponte Regina Margherita, Ponte Vittorio Emanuel | ||
Timelapse gopro hero 3 roma tevere e san pietro dal ponte umberto i
Ponte Umberto I, also known as Ponte Umberto, is a bridge that links Piazza di Ponte Umberto I to Piazza dei Tribunali in Rome (Italy), in the rioni Ponte and Prati.
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Description
The bridge was designed by architect Angelo Vescovali and built between 1885 and 1895; it was dedicated to Umberto I, King of Italy, who inaugurated the bridge together with his consort Margherita of Savoy. The bridge links the Palace of Justice (popularly known as Palazzaccio) to the area surrounding Piazza Navona.
It is made of three masonry arches covered with travertine and stone of Subiaco and is about 105 m (344 ft) long.
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Ponte Umberto I Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA