Английская Википедия:Alcántara Bridge
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The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qantarah (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98.[1]
History
The Alcántara Bridge has suffered more damage from war than from the elements over the years. The Moors destroyed one of the smallest arches in 1214 although this was rebuilt centuries later, in 1543, with stone taken from the original quarries. The second arch on the northwest side was then later destroyed in 1760 by the Spanish to stop the Portuguese advancing and was repaired in 1762 by Charles III, only to be blown up again in 1809 by Wellington's forces attempting to stop the French. Temporary repairs were made in 1819, but much of the bridge was destroyed yet again in 1836 by the Carlists. The bridge was rebuilt in 1860 using mortared masonry.[1] And following completion of the José María de Oriol Dam, which allowed for the draining of the Tagus riverbed, the main pillars were completely repaired in 1969.
The bridge originally measured Шаблон:Cvt in length, which today is reduced to Шаблон:Cvt.[2] The clear spans of the six arches from the right to the left riverside are Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Cvt and Шаблон:Cvt.[3]
Construction
The bridge's construction occurred in the ancient Roman province of Lusitania. In Ancient Rome, the costs of building and repairing bridges, known as opus pontis ("bridge work"), were the responsibility of multiple local municipalities. Their shared costs prove Roman bridges belonged to the region overall, and not to any one town (or two, if on a border). The Alcántara Bridge was built at the expense of 12 local municipalities in Lusitania. The names were added on an inscription on the archway over the central pier.[4]
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Municipia provinciae Lusitaniae stip conlata quae opus pontis perfecerunt. Imp. Caesari divi Nervae f. Nervae. Traiano Aug. Germ. Dacico Ponti f. Max. Trib. potes VIII. imp. V. cos V. PP. | Caesar Imperator, son of divine Nerva, Nerva Traianus Germanicus Dacicus, Maximus Pontifex, Tribunitia Potestas for the 8th time, Imperium for the 5th time, Pater of the Patria | The municipalities of the province of Lusitania contributed to the construction of the bridge. The Emperor Caesar, son of divine Nerva, the German, the Dacian, Trajan, who was made three times Highest Priest, given eight times the Tribune power, and given five times the government; Father of the country |
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<poem style="margin-left: 2em; font-style: italic">
Pontem perpetui mansurum in saecula mundi fecit divina nobilis arte Lacer ... </poem> |
<poem style="margin-left: 2em; font-style: italic">
Permanent bridge will remain forever in the world Lacer (designer) made by the famous art ... </poem> |
Gallery
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Looking south, in the background the small temple with Lacer's grave
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The entrance of the temple with the crypt of the Roman engineer
See also
References
Further reading
External links
- Шаблон:Structurae
- Puente de Alcántara sobre el Tajo, en Cáceres Шаблон:In lang
- Video of the bridge
- Video of Alcántara
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