The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) in Venice connects the districts (sestieri) of San Polo and San Marco and is one of the oldest bridge structures in the city of Venice. The bridge crosses the Grand Canal at this point with a span of 48 metres, a width of 22 metres and a clearance height of 7.50 metres. The Rialto Bridge is, among other things, one of the most famous buildings in the city of Venice. The foundations of the bridge consist of 12,000 oak piles driven into the ground.
Venice is world-famous as the "city of a thousand bridges". The Italian city was built on countless wooden piles, so that the various parts of the city are surrounded by water. The most famous waterway in the metropolis is the Grand Canal, which winds through the area in an S-shape. Hundreds of ships bring people from one side to the other every day or serve as excursion boats for many tourists. The Grand Canal flows past pompous buildings and palaces from the Italian Renaissance and gives visitors a wonderful view of the city's architectural gems.
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