Il ponte dei Tre Archi.

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Bridge of the Three Arches — (Archive Venipedia/Bazzmann)

The last Venetian bridge with three arches, characteristic for its soft and gentle line that caresses the Rio di Cannaregio.
A pleasant way to access the area of San Giobbe with its church and campo.
Attend to the details too: in the arches of the bridge you will notice numerous coats of arms.

One of the major bridges in Venice: after the four bridges on the Grand Canal (Rialto, Scalzi, Accademia and the Ponte della Costituzione) and, together with the Ponte delle Guglie, crosses the Rio di Cannaregio.

Originally called the bridge of San Giobbe due to its proximity to the church of the same name, it was renamed by the people Ponte dei Tre Archi to be the only surviving Venetian bridge with three arches; in the past there were the stone Bridge of San Lorenzo as shown in the painting by Gentile Bellini The Miracle of the Cross in San Lorenzo and others, including the sa

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