Ponte San Francesco - Caltagirone
Decorated with beautiful relief ceramics, built in 1626 by Orazio Torriani to connect two of the three hills on which the city stands, it was completed in 1665 by the architect Bonaventura Certò da Messina. It rests its foundations in the underlying via Infermeria and Porta Veneto, it has 5 arches, one of which is open. In 1776, on the occasion of the opening of via Carolina (now via Roma), the bridge, originally with two arches, was enlarged with two other blind arches by the architect Francesco Battaglia in order to open the southern entrance. Decorated with beautiful relief ceramics, built in 1626 by Orazio Torriani to connect two of the three hills on which the city stands, it was completed in 1665 by the architect Bonaventura Certò da Messina. It rests its foundations in the underlying via Infermeria and Porta Veneto, it has 5 arches, one of which is open. In 1776, on the occasion of the opening of via Carolina (now via Roma), the bridge, originally with two arches, was enlarged with two other blind arches by the architect Francesco Battaglia in order to open the southern entrance.
Card insertion: Ignatius Caloggero
Photo: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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