Alminhas da Ponte
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MightyReek
N 41° 08.440 W 008° 36.663
29T E 532641 N 4554445
A small artistic-religious shrine located in the Ribeira Oporto, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WMA0A7
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/25/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 13

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Trata-se de um baixo relevo em bronze realizado em 1897 pelo escultor Teixeira Lopes, pai e que eternizou o dia 29 de Março de 1809 no qual centenas de pessoas, fugindo das tropas do Marechal Soult que atacavam a cidade sob ordens de Napoleão, faleceram na travessia da Ponte das Barcas. O peso e a aflição da população em fuga originou o afundamento da ponte que ligava as duas margens do rio Douro.

Hoje em dia, os cidadãos depositam velas acesas e flores nas Alminhas da Ponte para lembrar a tragédia.
 

Este baixo relevo faz parte do conjunto considerado Património da Humanidade pela Unesco.

It is a bronze bas-relief made in 1897 by sculptor Teixeira Lopes, father and immortalized on March 29, 1809 in which hundreds of people fleeing the troops of Marshal Soult who attacked the city under orders from Napoleon, died to cross the Bridge of Boats. The weight and distress of the population fleeing the sinking resulted in the bridge connecting both banks of the River Douro.

Today, citizens place flowers and candles in Alminhas Bridge to mark the tragedy.

This bas-relief is part of the set that was classified by UNESCO as Humanity Patrimony.

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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 03/29/1897

Website for sculpture?: [Web Link]

Where is this sculpture?:
Cais da Ribeira
Porto, Porto Portugal


Sculptors Name: Teixeira Lopes

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