Ponte Principe Amedeo, Rome

Ponte Principe Amedeo is the river crossing before you, joining Lungotevere dei Sangallo with Piazza Della Rovere. Its name honors Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, who served as viceroy of Italian Ethiopia. Notice the marble facing: the structure is formed by three broad brick arches, while rounded single-light openings interrupt the mass between them.

The supports in the current have an unexpectedly nautical silhouette, suggesting vessels held fast against the river. Begun in nineteen thirty-nine to replace Ponte dei Fiorentini, it reached completion in nineteen forty-two after thirty-four months marked by repeated pauses. Rome’s municipality devised the design, and the Stoelcker company undertook construction. It links the Borgo and Ponte districts, with the Tiber divided into channels beneath its arches.