France - Pont Saint-Bénezet 聖貝內澤橋

 

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Stamp Issue : 2009-06-19 

Saint-Benezet Bridge or d'Avignon Bridge (Pont Saint-Bénezet, or Pont d'Avignon), is a famous medieval bridge spanning the Rhône River near the town of Avignon, in southern France. The bridge was built between 1171 and 1185, with an original length of about 900 meters, but it suffered frequent collapses during floods and was reconstructed several times. Eventually, after a catastrophic flood in 1668, the bridge was abandoned and no further repair was attempted. Today only four of the initial 22 arches remain intact. The bridge has achieved worldwide fame through the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon" ("On the bridge of Avignon").

聖貝內澤橋，或稱阿維尼翁橋，是一座著名的中世紀橋梁，橫跨位於法國南部阿維尼翁城市附近的羅納河。橋梁建於1171年到1185年間，原來的長度約為900公尺，但它經常遭受洪水災害，多次倒塌再重建，最後於1668年遭遇一次超級大洪水，橋梁大部分都被沖毀因而被放棄，沒有進一步的試圖去修復。今天，在原始22個拱門只殘餘4個保存不變。透過歌曲《在阿維尼翁橋》，這座橋已廣泛為世人所熟知。