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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/07/2026 20:30:00

The Ponte della Costituzione, the fourth bridge to span Venice's Grand Canal, designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened in 2008 connecting the Piazzale Roma bus terminal to the Santa Lucia railway station area. The bridge's single steel arch and glass-paved deck represent the first significant modern architectural intervention on the Grand Canal since the 1930s Accademia Bridge, and generated fierce controversy over the appropriateness of contemporary design in Venice's historic fabric. The str...