Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande

Venice

IN SHORT

No other city in the world has so many large and small bridges as does Venice. The addition of one more should not cause much of an impression — except that the construction of a new pedestrian bridge over the Grand Canal, only the fourth to be built since the 16th century, is clearly a national and international event. In November 1999, Santiago Calatrava was commissioned to design this new bridge. The project is sited at an extremely strategic point, connecting the railway station with the Piazzale Roma. The bridge is important both functionally and symbolically, giving visitors their first impressions of Venice and providing a panoramic view of the Grand Canal.

YEAR

1999 - 2008

ADDRESS

Ponte della Costituzione
30100 Città Metropolitana di Venezia
Italy

AWARDS

  • Il Principe e L'Architetto

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