architecture
Saint-Bénézet Bridge, Saint Nicholas Chapel
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Chapelle Saint-Bénézet [French]
Architecture
higher-level structure
built
second half 12th century
1411
style/period
work type
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1411
construction upper chapel
Architecture: Saint-Bénézet Bridge
built
1234-1237
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
Specification: Saint-Bénézet Bridge
width
4.9 m
length
120.0 m
arches/spans
4
span length
33.0 m
clearance below
13.0 m
Geography
historical affiliations
1150-1226
1150-1226
1226-1309
1309-1791
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
IV
designation
reference
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