Pont Valentré

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Pont Valentré
Cahors pont Valentre vgen.jpg
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Crosses Lot River[1]
Locale Cahors, France
Characteristics
Design arch bridge[1]
Material stone[1]
Total length 138 metres (453 ft)[1]
Width 5 metres (16 ft)[1]
Height 40 metres (130 ft) (towers)[1]
Longest span 6 × 16.5 metres (54 ft)[1]
Number of spans 6
History
Construction begin 17 June 1308[1]
Construction end 1378
Opened 1350[1]
Pont Valentré is located in France
Pont Valentré
Pont Valentré
Location in France
Illuminations of the Pont Valentré from the Croix de Magne.

The Pont Valentré (Occitan: Pont de Balandras; English: Valentré Bridge) is a 14th-century six-span fortified stone arch bridge crossing the Lot River to the west of Cahors, in France. It has become a symbol of the city.

After the decision was made to build it on 30 April 1306, construction began on 17 June 1308.[1] It was built between 1308 and 1378 with six Gothic arches and three square bridge towers.[2] It opened for use in 1350.[1] It was originally fortified at both ends, but the western tower has not survived.[3]

A major restoration was performed from 1867 to 1879 by Paul Gout.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Valentré Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved on 2009-10-01.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  2. ↑ Le Pont Valentré
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Paul Gout in the Structurae database. Retrieved on 2009-10-01.

See also

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