architecture
Saint-Bénézet Bridge
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Pont Saint-Bénézet [French]
Architecture
built
1234-1237
destroyed/demolished
1603-1669
all but 4 of the original 22 arches collapse continuously after floods
culture
style/period
work type
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1177-1185
construction first wooden bridge
1234-1237
recontruction of the stone bridge after destruction during the siege of Avignon in 1226
1479
repair of two arches destroyed by a flood
Specifications
width
4.9 m
length
120.0 m
arches/spans
4
span length
33.0 m
clearance below
13.0 m
Geography
historical affiliations
1237-1309
1309-1791
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
IV
designation
reference
228rev