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Puente de Segovia, Madrid

Coordinates: 40°24′50″N 3°43′23″W / 40.414012°N 3.722955°W / 40.414012; -3.722955
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Bridge of Segovia
Native name
Puente de Segovia (Spanish)
LocationMadrid, Spain
Coordinates40°24′50″N 3°43′23″W / 40.414012°N 3.722955°W / 40.414012; -3.722955
Built1582-1584
ArchitectJuan de Herrera
Official namePuente de Segovia
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1996
Reference no.RI-51-0009278
Puente de Segovia, Madrid is located in Spain
Puente de Segovia, Madrid
Location of Bridge of Segovia in Spain

The Bridge of Segovia (Spanish: Puente de Segovia) is a bridge located in Madrid, Spain, crossing the Manzanares river.[1] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.[2]

Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans. It cost 200,000 ducats. The bridge is composed of bricks of granite.

References

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  1. ^ Corella Suárez, Pilar (2004). "Dibujos para el puente de Segovia de los siglos XVII y XVIII" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. XLIV. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 237–248.
  2. ^ Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural: "Decreto 84/1996, de 6 e junio por el que se declara Bien de Interés Cultural en la categoría de Monumento el Puente de Segovia de la Villa de Madrid" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (153): 16. 28 June 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.