Bridge of Segovia
Native name
Spanish: Puente de Segovia
LocationMadrid, Spain
Coordinates40°24′50″N 3°43′23″W / 40.414012°N 3.722955°W / 40.414012; -3.722955
Built1582-1584
ArchitectJuan de Herrera
Official namePuente de Segovia
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1996
Reference no.RI-51-0009278
Puente de Segovia, Madrid is located in Spain
Puente de Segovia, Madrid
Location of Bridge of Segovia in Spain

The Bridge of Segovia (Spanish: Puente de Segovia) is a bridge located in Madrid, Spain, crossing the Manzanares river.[1] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.[2]

Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans. It cost 200,000 ducats. The bridge is composed of bricks of granite.

References

  1. Corella Suárez, Pilar (2004). "Dibujos para el puente de Segovia de los siglos XVII y XVIII" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. XLIV: 237–248.
  2. Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural: "Decreto 84/1996, de 6 e junio por el que se declara Bien de Interés Cultural en la categoría de Monumento el Puente de Segovia de la Villa de Madrid" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (153): 16. 28 June 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.


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