Ponte dell'Accademia - Venice, Italy
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N 45° 25.900 E 012° 19.736
33T E 291066 N 5034375
Love padlocks on the Ponte dell'Accademia (Accademia Bridge) crossing the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMGDWH
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 02/19/2013
Views: 25
Per wikipedia:
The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges in Venice, Italy, to span the Grand Canal. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia galleries. The bridge links the sestiere of Dorsoduro and San Marco.
First suggested as early as 1488, a bridge was not constructed until 1854. The original steel structure, designed by Alfred Neville, was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge designed by Eugenio Miozzi and opened in 1933 despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge. The second bridge, in a dangerous condition, was razed and replaced by the present bridge of identical construction in 1985. As of 2011, a replacement bridge is under discussion.
Lovers attach padlocks ("love locks") to the metal hand rails of the bridge, but the Venice authorities have attempted to crack down on this.
Structure/Location: Ponte dell'Accademia / Accademia Bridge
Approximate year of the first padlock at this location: 2006
Approximate number of padlocks at this location: 300 (varies over time, whenever local authorities remove them)
Website of some background information about the padlocks at this location: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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