The building of a bridge over the river Genil in Loja in the early 16 th century

Authors

  • Esther Galera Mendoza Departamento de Historia del Arte. Universidad de Granada

Keywords:

Civil architecture, Bridges, Civil engineering, Communications, Public works, Historical analysis, building processes, Spain, Loja (Granada)

Abstract

The strategic significance of the site occupied by the town of Loja explains its importance for communications, and the speed with which the Council took the decision, after the conquest of the town in 1 486, to build a bridge over the river Genil . The first bridge was a wooden one and was put in place around 1 490, in order to facilitate rapid and cheap movement of people and goods from one bank of the river to the other. In 1 503 it was replaced by a bridge built of stone and wood with twin arches or spans: the designer appointed was Pedro de Salazar. The definitive bridge, however, was completely stone-built and had four arches, was slightly hump-backed with cutwaters. This was designed and started by Pedro López and concluded by Juan García de Pradas.

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Published

1995-11-01

How to Cite

Galera Mendoza, E. (1995). The building of a bridge over the river Genil in Loja in the early 16 th century. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 26, 361–369. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/10836

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Section

Estudios