Ponte de la Fenice

Basic Information
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Canal Crossed
Handicapped Accessible?
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Private
Crooked Bridge?

Overview of Bridge

The Ponte de la Fenice , constructed in 1792, was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio de la Veste bridging a gap which is 9.9 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of San Marco and on the southern side is also San Marco .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 9 steps, on the south side there are 10 steps. This results in a total of 19 steps. The centimetersThe steps are paved with Non Rilevabile. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Colonnette railing is made of Pietra d'Istria .

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History

The following is any history we have regarding the bridge's origins:

�to S. Maria Zobenigo. A noble company, owner of the first theater of S. Benedict, wanted to erect a new one on this site over the design of Selva. Gettandosene the foundation, were found a large tree trunk hill dense roots still in the ground twelve feet below the level of the usual flow, and a trellis wicker use a hedge, clues, according to the Filiasi, a garden of herbs, which there existed in Roman times. This theater, which appellossi of the Phoenix, was begun in 1791 and completed in 18 months. Was opened for the first time May 16, 1792, Ascension Day, with the drama: \The Giuochi of Agrigento,\ poetry of Alexander Pepoli, music by Giovanni Paisiello. Forty-five years after it burned with a terrible fire on the night of december 13, 1836, not while standing walls encircling the sun, along with the other nominees across, which by their thickness could withstand the weight of the roof collapsed. In just seven months, however riedificavasi by brothers Meduna, who improved in some part of the design of the Selva. The theater of the Phoenix also had a renovations in recent times in the ornamental part, executed by one of the brothers Meduna, so the evening of St. Stefano in 1854 reopened the curious impatience of the public.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4332182° N

Longitude: 12.3333121° E