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Ponte Vecchio, POnte degli Alpini, Bassano del Grappa

Ponte Vecchio, POnte degli Alpini, Bassano del Grappa
Bassano del Grappa is a small town near Vicenza in Veneto , Italy.
One of its main attactions is this red wood bridge called Ponte Vecchio o Ponte degli Alpini
It´s the large wood bridge of Italy
Builded in XIII cetury over Brenta river was many times distroyed by floods, by humans and by fire and several times reconstructed
Andrea Palladio the most important architecht from Veneto in XVI century rebuilt the bridge giving it its present appearance. Although many historical events have happened, it is worth mentioning that in 1809 the Archduke John of Austria crossed the bridge pursued by Italian-French forces. Here are the traces of the bullets on the walls (see PIP).
On February 17, 1945 15 partisans commanded by commander Massaccio blew up the bridge with explosives as a war plan with the allies. In response the Nazis shot 3 members of the resistance.
It was rebuilt in 1947 according to Palladio's plans.
In 1966 it was partially destroyed by another flood and rebuilt again.
The landscape from the bridge with the calm river Brenta and its reflections is wonderful. (check PIPs)
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Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr), , E. Adam G., Gabi Lombardo and 15 other people have particularly liked this photo


13 comments - The latest ones
 Falk Preusche
Falk Preusche club
Über diese Brücke bin ich auch schon gelaufen. Das war 2017, da wurde sie gerade restauriert. HFF, Mario!
22 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Great shot & narrative.
HFF Mario & have a great w/e.
22 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful series Mario.
Did you have a 'grappa' ??
Happy FF and enjoy your weekend
22 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A wonderful bridge in a fine area. This reminds me of one of my Swiss - Lucern bridges I was looking at only yesterday. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
22 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent set of images but the main shot is my favourite Mario
HFF and a great weekend
22 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
An impressive bridge, I like the PiPs with the details. HFF Mario.
22 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A fabulous main image and super PiPs Mario. Love the reflections. Good detail in the PiPs and a great view in the final PiP. Beautifully done

HFF and have a good weekend
22 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Mencanta la serie, el primer PIP con el pajaro delante del imueble amarillo, la ciudad colorida sobre fonde de montañas... HFF Mario
22 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF, Mario! Impressive capture!
22 months ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
¡Encantador puente con magníficas vistas panorámicas! ¡HFF, Mario!
22 months ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
No parece que la intención sea reconstruir una estructura más resistente habida cuenta del historial por este paso. Pero me encanta así. Feliz año Mario para tí y la gente a la que quieres.
22 months ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Beeindruckende Brücke und eine schöne Serie, Mario!
22 months ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
a beautiful and impressive series from this nice little town! did you drink the good and famous grappa there??
21 months ago.

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