St. Peter's Bridge
St. Peter's Bridge (Template:Lang-sl or [Šentpetrski most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help),[1] in older sources also Šent Peterski most[2] or Šentpeterski most[3]), also Ambrož Bridge ([Ambrožev most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)),[4] is a bridge in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, that crosses the river Ljubljanica in the northeastern end of the old town. It is a continuation of Rozman Street ([Rozmanova ulica] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).[5] West of it lie Vraz Square ([Vrazov trg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on the northern (left) bank of the river and Ambrož Square ([Ambrožev trg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on its southern (right) bank.[6][7] East of it lies the Petkovšek Embankment ([Petkovškovo nabrežje] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on the northern bank[8] and the Poljane Embankment ([Poljansko nabrežje] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on the southern bank.[9] The bridge is named after the nearby St. Peter's Church.[4] It is intended primarily for motorised traffic, but is also used by pedestrians.[10]
History
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Originally, a wooden footbridge held over the Ljubljanica on the site. It was property of Bishops of Ljubljana, who used it to access their land on the other bank.[11] According to a legend, unconfirmed by historical sources, Bishop Thomas Chrön (1560–1630) led a procession of the Blessed Sacrament across the footbridge, guarded from the Lutherans by the blacksmiths of Ljubljana. The story tells that the Chrön Cross at nearby Grain Square ([Žitni trg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), now Ambrož Square, was erected in remembrance of their victory.[12]
In 1776, the wooden Bridge Behind the Barracks ([Zakasarniški most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))[13] replaced the footbridge.[14] It was built to link St. Peter's Barracks north of the river and the Poljane residential district south of it.[5] In 1835, it was replaced by a new one.[5] There were actually two bridges, the wider one used by draft animals and the narrower one by pedestrians, and from the beginning of the 20th century, by the Ljubljana tram.[14]
The construction of the present iron and concrete bridge started at the beginning of the 20th century. Due to World War I, it was only completed in 1918.[5] The wooden bridge was transferred to the Prule neighbourhood, where it then served as the Prule Bridge.[15]
References
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- ^ Koch, Ciril-Metod. 1933. "Načrt mesta Ljubljana." In: R. Badjur, Vodič po jugoslovanskih Alpah. Ljubljana: Tujsko-prometna zveza Slovenije.
- ^ "Vprašanje borovniškega viadukta." In: Slovenec (1 May 1941), page 5.
- ^ a b "Master Plečnik". Gremo s kolesom...!. City Municipality of Ljubljana; LUZ, d. d. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Habič, Marko (1997). "Šempetrski most". Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes. National Publishing House of Slovenia. ISBN 86-341-2007-4.
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- ^ Batista, Eva. "Hrenov križ". In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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