Santiago CALATRAVA - The COSTITUTION Bridge

Join my PAGE on Facebook: www.facebook.com Join my GROUP too: www.facebook.com Santiago CALATRAVA - (2008) - The COSTITUTION Bridge (VENICE - Italy) The design of this Bridge is modern. Designed by Santiago Calatrava [www.calatrava.com the bridge is very different from the works that made him famous, it's tastefully modern, it engages well in the landscape of the Grand Canal and it does not clash in the scene of the Venetian lagoon, helped by being constructed of glass and Istria's marble, the most used material in Venice, no visible support, a simple arc from side to side. The project shows a bridge-shaped arch with a span of 81 meters, width of 6 meters at the base and 9 in the center to a height of 10 meters in height; the structure of the central arch is made of steel with a radius of 150 meters. Even the balustrades are made of glass, with brass handrails. Inside handrails are installed LED bulbs which dissipate the beam of light in the glass railings. In the video you can see, on the bottom of the bridge, the construction phase of the gondola that will be the device that will allow to transport the disabled without having to cross the bridge. _______________________________________________________________ Italian TEXT Il progetto di questo ponte è moderno. Progettato da Santiago Calatrava [www.calatrava.com questo ponte è molto diverso dalle opere che lo hanno reso famoso, garbatamente moderno, si innesta benissimo nel paesaggio del Canal Grande e non fa a pugni con ...



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