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Sopra il ponte delle Torri

Il ponte delle Torri è un maestoso monumento in calcare locale lungo 236 metri e alto 80. É un ponte-acquedotto che, sorretto da dieci arcate e nove poderosi pilastri in pietra, unisce il Colle Sant'Elia, il punto più alto della città di Spoleto, con Monteluco. Secondo alcuni fu costruito tra XIII e il XIV sec. su un precedente acquedotto romano che serviva probabilmente a portare l'acqua dalle sorgenti di Cortaccione a Spoleto. Quest'opera deve verosimilmente il proprio nome alle due fortezze poste alle estremità, motivo per cui nell'antichità veniva chiamato "pons inter Turres": la Rocca Albornoziana e il Fortilizio dei Mulini.
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The Bridge is an imposing monument 236 meters long and 80 meters high, which connects Colle Sant'Elia with Monteluco. It is made of local limestone and supported by ten arches and nine piers. Some say it was built between the 13th and 14th century on a former Roman aqueduct, which probably served to bring water from the source of Cortaccione into Spoleto. Some scholars also think the bridge owes his name to the two forts placed at the sides, which might explain the reasons why it was once called "Pons inter Turres": the Rocca Albornoziana and the Fortilizio dei Mulini.
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8 comments

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

Lovely perspective, Dany. I love the different greens in the foreground and background.
3 years ago

Daniela Brocca replied to Joe, Son of the Rock:

Thanks, Joe. A pity when I visited we could not walk on the bridge, it was closed because of the covid.
3 years ago

Fred Fouarge said:

interessant
3 years ago ( translate )

Daniela Brocca replied to Fred Fouarge:

Thanks, Fred.
3 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Ein fast unglaubliches antikes Bauwerk...
3 years ago ( translate )

Daniela Brocca replied to ©UdoSm:

Ja, hab ich auch gefunden, Udo. Natürlich in den Paar tausende Jahre hat man daran gearbeitet.
3 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun said:

Ganz schön steil, wie es da runtergeht!
3 years ago ( translate )

Daniela Brocca replied to Gudrun:

Ja, und normalerweise kann man da bis auf die andere Seite gehen.Aber in diese Tage es war geschlossen.
3 years ago ( translate )