Ponte Buriano
The Ponte Buriano is a 1277 stone seven-arch bridge that is located north of the town of Arezzo in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Some references tells that the bridge was used by Leonardo da Vinci in the lower-right quadrant of his painting Mona Lisa.[1]
Ponte Buriano | |
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| Coordinates | 43.50456°N 11.799606°E |
| Carries | vehicular traffic |
| Crosses | River Arno |
| Locale | Tuscany |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1277 |
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References
- American Society of Civil Engineers (2010). Bridges 2011. American Society of Civil Engineers. pp. March bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-1137-7.
- "Mona Lisa landscape location mystery 'solved'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09.
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