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#(1590-1591) The stone bridge of Rialto
#by Bordic based on an idea of lawkeeper
event = {
id = 326057
random = no
country = VEN
name = "EVENTNAME326057" #The stone bridge of Rialto
desc = "EVENTHIST326057"
#-#Until
the XIIIth century Venice was built on a group
s of islands separated by channels.
To get on the other side wood boards connecting opposite sides of the channels were laid down.Access across the bodies of water was enabled through the installation of wooden planks. LaterAs time passed, many bridges were
builtconstructed in Venice
, but
no onenone of them joiningconnecting the
banks of the Gran
d Canal
's banks.
This was a big problem for the city so that population was always teasing the High Council about it and so a wooden bridge was realized to link both banks of the Grand Canal in Rialto, the heart of the city.This was a rather big problem for the city, and the population would always tease the High Council about it. To prevent the humiliation, a wooden bridge across the Grand Canal was set up in Rialto, in the heart of Venice, named La Pónt. However, upkeep costs were high due to frequent restorations of the partially
-submerged
, rapidly rotting
, structure and in 1524 collapsed La Pónt. To solve this problem the High Council decided to call
in some of the best architects
of that periodin all of Italy: Andrea Palladio
eand Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Common idea of both famous architects was to build a bridges with three big arches finishing in the central part of it with a kettledrum sustained by huge columns.Both architects presented drawings of a bridge featuring three great arches, all ending in the centre of the bridge, where a kettledrum sustained by huge columns was to be installed. In spite of the great fame of both architects
and the magnificence of their plans won a project by Antonio da Ponte
would win. His suggestion was who thought a
unicunique arch bridge, 48 meters long
and, 22 meters wide,
and high enough to allow boats to pass under
, and that was immediately distinguished by Palladio's majestic project. FoundationConstruction was started in
the 1588, and it took some years to finally join the opposite part
s of the Gran
d Canal
, and substitute the previous wooden bridge, known as La Pónt, which collapsed in 1524 and was immortalized in the painting by Vittore Carpaccio 'The Healing of the Obsessed'. finally replacing La Pónt, who would only live on in Vittore Carpaccio's famous painting 'The Healing of the Obsessed'.
You were right, Lord Grave, it was a challenge!
However, I will need clarification of the wheat part, where I can not figure out what is meant by "distinguishing" a rival's drawing. Possibly, a word like "surpassing" or "outdoing" could replace it. That will however give a completely new meaning to the sentence, and I'm unsure if that is what it's supposed to mean.
Complete new text, with additions:
#-#Until the XIIIth century Venice was built on a group of islands separated by channels. Access across the bodies of water was enabled through the installation of wooden planks. As time passed, many bridges were constructed in Venice, but none connecting the banks of the Grand Canal. This was a rather big problem for the city, and the population would always tease the High Council about it. To prevent the humiliation, a wooden bridge across the Grand Canal was set up in Rialto, in the heart of Venice, named La Pónt. However, upkeep costs were high due to frequent restorations of the partially submerged, rapidly rotting, and in 1524 collapsed La Pónt. To solve this problem the High Council decided to call in some of the best architects in all of Italy: Andrea Palladio and Vincenzo Scamozzi. Both architects presented drawings of a bridge featuring three great arches, all ending in the centre of the bridge, where a kettledrum sustained by huge columns was to be installed. In spite of the great fame of both architects and the magnificence of their plans a project by Antonio da Ponte would win. His suggestion was a unique arch bridge, 48 meters long, 22 meters wide, and high enough to allow boats to pass under,
and that was immediately distinguished by Palladio's majestic project. Construction was started in 1588, and it took some years to finally join the opposite parts of the Grand Canal, finally replacing La Pónt, who would only live on in Vittore Carpaccio's famous painting 'The Healing of the Obsessed'.
