Ponte de la Pieta

Basic Information
Bridge Code
Zucchetta Number
Canal Crossed
Handicapped Accessible?
Length (m)
Width (m)
Minimum Height (m)
Latitude (°)
Longitude (°)
Private
Crooked Bridge?

Overview of Bridge

The Ponte de la Pieta was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio dei Greci bridging a gap which is 12.17 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Castello and on the southern side is also Castello .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 14 steps, on the south side there are 15 steps. This results in a total of 29 steps. The height of a typical step is 12 meters, the thickness of a step is about 46 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 9.4 meters.The steps are paved with Asfalto. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 9.7 meters wide and 6.05 meters in length for a total area of about 58.69 meters. The summit is paved with Asfalto. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Colonnette railing is made of Pietra d'Istria and is about 29.00 meters wide is about 1.03 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.73 meters to the North and 1.43 meters to the South.

History

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

�San Giovanni in Bragora. Up from 1348 between Pieruzzo of Assisi had founded a hospice filial in this situation to that of San Francesco della Vigna, mentovato by us in the previous article. After the latter's death, happened in 1353, ambidue hospices were subjected to jus patronage Ducale. This St. John's in Bragora obtained a first extension in 1388 coll'acquisto of some nearby houses, and then a second in 1493, and then a third in 1515. Here then was transported to the whole family of complaints, which growing, new extensions which succeeded the late seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth to the credit of the Congregation of Pius Place, took over the management of the establishment to Matrone Humility. Finally in 1745 incominciossi to alter her small church in what is now s'ammira, designed by Giorgio Massari, and dedicated to the Visitation of the Blessed V. (\Vulgar S. Maria della Pieta ', which was opened in 1760, and of which the present day, on the initiative of Dr. Peter pastors, medical institute, you would want to accomplish the facade remained interrupted. Hospice of Mercy, whose building was in 1791, and even in times closer to us, completely reconstructed, exempt from payment of tithes, and occurred to the firewood, flour, and endless bounties yes public and private, avevasi secured an income of almost 300 thousand ducats. Even now you can not say in despicable state. Among other disciplines erudiva females in instrumental and vocal music, which sometimes came to envy rinomanza.Sembra that the \Ponte della Pieta 'was erected for the first time in 1333, being in the Book \Brutus\ the following decree: \1333, 28 Novembrio. Zachariae moniales fabricent pontem inter eas et S. Johannem Bragoram.\ This bridge was once called more frequently 'Madonna', while it was said \the Pieta\, or \ ca 'Navager, \the other said now\ the Tomb. \See Sepulchre (Bridge. The\ Bridge behind the Piet�' s'appella also commonly \Ponte dei Becchi� pei goats, which they used a time sbarcarsi to this shore or, according to others, they used to graze the grass in this situation when in ancient times various \layers erbiferi� stendevansi in the midst of our city. Herbs See (Campazzo of. At the end of \Calle della Piet�,\ in the house that now bears the NA 3651, lived and kept study Alessandro Vittoria. We find that, given his instrument with MV February 28, 1569, in acts Pier Maria di Lorenzo NV bought at auction \by the governors dell'Intrade� a �Magazen Malvasia from home with overexposed, other house, et vegetable garden \in the parish of St. John in Bragora,\ in the Calle della Piet�. \These stable belonged before the ND Elizabeth Memmo, and were auctioned for debts of public burden. Vittoria We also find that the rebuilt it the house, incorporating the house \as mezzado.\ On the ground floor of the same continued to serve for the use of \Malvasia\ until recent years, the garden still grows green and behind the Victoria compiacevasi to cultivate his own hands, and scorgevasi him where the bust, which was carved by the same, and that, after the year 1832 was sold to the King of Prussia. was in this house that the great sculptor he tested 4 May 1608 in acts of Fabrizio Beaziano, calling 'Alessandro Vittoria From Fox was to Vigilio Trentino. \He wanted to glue the above testamentary disposition to be buried in the church of S. Zaccaria ark bought the year 1602 by the nuns. would order them to be sold his furniture, and the proceeds go divided among his grandchildren and Doralice Vigilio, who also left the usufruct of his house, and after their death had to pass in its Commissioner, appointed by him of some charitable activities. tied Emperor Rudolf \in the portrait round mirror of Francis Parmeggiano ', which had bought \in 1560 by the architect Palladio' tied 'to the Serenissima Signoria, the portrait of the Doge Sebastiano Venier marble\, and finally to the nuns of San Zaccaria, \portraits of St. John the Baptist and S. Zaccaria ', also of marble. The Testament of Victoria was published May 27, 1608, as he had that day paid tribute to the common nature, which can be seen from the following annotation mortuary: \Adi May 27, 1608. The Mag.co m. Aless.o Victoria de scultor 83 years from old age, et weakness of the stomach 20 days - SG Bragora. \Alessandro Vittoria was buried, as he had placed in the church of S. Zaccaria, where its commissioners erected the at the sacristy an elegant deposit, adorned with the bust of him, and two figures representing the Sculpture and Architecture, which he himself had worked.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4340155° N

Longitude: 12.3444031° E