Rialto Bridge
Item
- Title
- Rialto Bridge
- Alternative Title
- Ponte di Rialto
- Creator
- Antonio da Ponte (Italian architect, ca. 1512-1597)
- City
- Venice, Veneto, Italy
- Location
- Italy
- Building Creation Date
- 1588-1591 (creation)
- Century
- 16th century
- Description
- elevation of the bridge, elevations
- The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto) is one of the three bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is the oldest bridge across the canal and probably the most famous in the city. The present stone bridge, a single span designed by Antonio da Ponte, was finally completed in 1591. It is remarkably similar to the wooden bridge it succeeded. Two inclined ramps lead up to a central portico. On either side of the portico the covered ramps carry rows of shops. The engineering of the bridge was considered so audacious that architect Vincenzo Scamozzi predicted future ruin. The bridge has defied its critics to become one of the architectural icons of Venice.
- Techniques
- line drawings (drawings)
- Classification
- Architectural Documentation
- Documentation Type
- elevations
- Style/Period
- Renaissance
- Cultural Context
- Italian
- Subject
- architectural exteriors
- business, commerce and trade
- seascapes
- bridges (built works)
- Transportation
- Source
- Cicognara, Leopoldo, conte. Le Fabbriche E I Monumenti Cospicui de Venezia. Venezia: G. Antonelli, 1858, 92.
- Access Rights
- Public Domain
- creator
- Ponte, Antonio da
- Item sets
- Architecture Illustrations
Antonio da Ponte (Italian architect, ca. 1512-1597), “Rialto Bridge”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed May 12, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/18790