Pont Saint-Bénezet

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Édouard Baldus - ". Avignon Pont St. Benezet No. 122" Pont d'Avignon. Legend has it that the little boy by the name of Benoit, who later became known as the Holy d'Avignon, the shepherd in burzet, born in 1165, at the age of 12 years received divine instruction to go to build a bridge of Avignon. Construction of the bridge began in 1177 and completed in 8 years - in 1185 Originally the bridge had 22 arches span length of 915 m and he connects the territory of France and the Papal States and was the first crossing for travelers and traders moving along the river with. the sea. There were border posts, and posts the tax collectors and poshlin.Pervaya arch collapsed in 1603, then three more - in 1605, but in 1628 all four flight were restored.