Ponte Duca d'Aosta is a bridge that links Lungotevere Flaminio to Piazza Lauro De Bosis, in

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(Italy), in the Flaminio and Della Vittoria quarters.

Description

The bridge, dedicated to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta, was designed by architect Vincenzo Fasolo; the building started in 1939 and the inauguration took place in 1942. The reinforced concrete bridge has a single arch and is 220 m (722 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) wide; at both extremities are placed two pairs of shafts, whose façades are decorated with high-relieves by the Tuscan sculptor

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, illustrating war scenes on the rivers Isonzo,

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, Sile and

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. The bridge links the Flaminio quarter to the

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External links

Map of the bridges of Rome

The form on ''Structurae'', the database of structural and civil engineering works
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