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European1978
August 1st, 2004, 12:40 AM
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zafiris
October 11th, 2004, 10:09 PM
This is the most famous bridge in all of Venice. Early on people were forced to get acquainted with it because for hundreds of years it was the only way to get from one side of the city across the Grand Canal to the other without using a boat. ("Rialto" means "high bank" in Latin.) Not surprisingly, a thriving commercial center sprang up around it. Today there are still fish, fruit, and vegetable markets along the streets leading to the Ponte di Rialto and there are actually shops on the bridge, itself. Most of the spans in the city had been built from stone since the 1100s. But because of the bustling neighborhood around it, wood was used for the Rialto because it was faster to replace than stone. However, repeated collapses due to decay, sabotage, and fire forced the city to commission a new stone bridge. A contest was held and a design by Antonio da Ponte was chosen over such famous architects as Michaelangelo. In 1854 a second bridge was constructed across the Grand Canal taking some of the pressure off the Rialto, but the Istrian stone span still stands as a landmark today.

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view from the bridge
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jimm
October 14th, 2004, 09:38 PM
8/10
Phobos
October 17th, 2004, 02:55 AM
8/10
It's an original bridge.
Muse
October 17th, 2004, 03:12 AM
Beautiful.

10
michal1982
October 17th, 2004, 03:26 AM
10/10 one of the best city in iitaly!!!
Fabio
January 24th, 2005, 06:15 AM
8/10

beautiful
Raine
April 7th, 2005, 02:50 PM
9/10
Ellatur
April 8th, 2005, 03:51 AM
9.5/10
wonder how it would've been with Michaelangelo's design
superskyline
April 9th, 2005, 03:31 AM
beautiful!
9.5/10
Sinjin P.
December 29th, 2005, 06:15 AM
8.5/10
-Corey-
December 29th, 2005, 06:42 AM
i love it 9.5/10
Animo
December 29th, 2005, 06:53 AM
10/10
forvine
February 22nd, 2006, 10:20 AM
8/10
Mosaic
July 29th, 2006, 10:57 AM
8/10
clarky
July 29th, 2006, 04:14 PM
9/10
marpa
July 31st, 2006, 01:51 AM
10/10 :cheers:
montesky
July 31st, 2006, 12:30 PM
8/10
Valia
July 31st, 2006, 09:27 PM
10/10

one of the prettiest old bridges at Europe
delmaule
October 25th, 2006, 07:45 PM
10/10
_zner_
November 1st, 2006, 10:23 AM
9.5 amazing!
gutooo
November 3rd, 2006, 08:28 PM
8,5/10
Techno-Architect
November 8th, 2006, 11:49 PM
5/10
LMCA1990
February 21st, 2008, 04:21 AM
9/10
Nikkodemo
July 13th, 2008, 01:09 AM
8.5/10
W!CKED
July 23rd, 2008, 02:49 AM
6/10
henry hill
January 2nd, 2009, 03:51 AM
9/10
tonyssa
May 30th, 2009, 08:44 PM
10/10
Jan Del Castillo
September 28th, 2009, 06:16 AM
10. Excellent. Regards.
Heroico
February 5th, 2010, 07:44 PM
looks good 8.5/10
Srdjan Adamovic
February 19th, 2010, 06:34 PM
9.5/10
earthJoker
April 27th, 2010, 05:59 PM
9.5
sieradzanin1
June 18th, 2010, 07:14 PM
10/10
romanito
August 25th, 2010, 07:20 PM
9.5/10
hkskyline
October 10th, 2010, 07:29 PM
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yudibali2008
June 5th, 2011, 04:56 AM
8/10
mossimoh
June 8th, 2011, 12:34 AM
9/10
dnh310
August 12th, 2011, 09:11 PM
10/10