Ponte do Paul
Paul Bridge Ponte do Paul | |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′13″N 7°38′21″W / 40.203485°N 7.639087°W |
| Carries | vehicles/pedestrians |
| Crosses | Rio Paúl |
| Locale |  Portugal, Covilhã, Paul |
| Official name | Ponte do Pául |
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The Ponte do Paul is a bridge that crosses the Rio Paúl (Paul River), in the civil parish of Paul, municipality of Covilhã in the Portuguese in the district of Castelo Branco.
History[edit]
The medieval bridge was constructed between the 13th and 14th century and maintains the original lines and construction.[1]
The bridge was first referenced in the 1758 Memórias Paroquiais, a chronicle of civic communities.[2]
In 1993, there was a project by the JAE to enlarge the bridge.[2] A year later (on 12 April) the municipal council began to manage the bridge, owing to the necessity to expropriate lands for the expansion of the bridge.[2] At the same time (23 April) the civil parish council debated the possibility of classifying the bridge a municipal patrimony, along with a mill and lagar, which was ultimately rejected.[2] Between May and July, the civil parish requested that the municipality should examine the bridge and ascertain it patrimonial importance.[2] On 16 July, the executive communicated to the council their attempts to classify the bridge, even as the first expropriations were undertaken.[2] On 31 August, the municipal council proposed the classification of the bridge, which was later supported by the 24 January 1995 decision by the Regional Directorate of Castelo Branco to open a process to classify the bridge on 24 February.[2] The national IPPAR would eventually impede the expansion and proposed the construction of alternative bridge along the river.[2]
Architecture[edit]
The bridge is situated along the accessway to the urban centre of the civil parish of Paúl, for those travelling from the city of Covilhã.[1]
The three-arch bridge is constructed of granite.[1]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Oliveira, Catarina (2015), IGESPAR (ed.), Ponte do Paúl (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR - Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico, retrieved 18 January 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h Figueiredo, Paula (2002), SIPA (ed.), Ponte do Pául (IPA.00011124/PT020503140076) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 18 January 2016
Sources[edit]
- Fernandes, Adelino Pais (1 October 2000), Concelho da Covilhã e Memórias Paroquiais (in Portuguese), Covilhã, Portugal
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Assembleia de Freguesia aprova Relatório de Actividades e Contas (in Portuguese), Covilhã, Portugal: Notícias da Covilhã, 4 May 2006
- Cunha, João (4 May 2006), Paul - reconstrução de casa contestada na assembleia (in Portuguese), Fundão, Portugal: Jornal do Fundão
- Narciso, Leonor (1 June 2006), A obra junto à ponte (in Portuguese), Covilhã, Portugal: Notícias da Covilhã
See also[edit]
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