Ogrodzieniec Castle
THE RIALTO BRIDGE
The history of this place starts in the 12th century when
the first borough was built on the Mountain of Janowski.
After it being plundered and burned to the ground in
1241 by Tatars, owners of that land decided to build a
castle made of stone. Many people owned it, tried to
rebuild it and adapt to still changing styles of
architecture. It suffered no serious damage throughout
the ages until Swede attacks in 1655 and 1702 after
which were the beginning of the fall of that mighty
fortress.
The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges
that crosses the Canal Grande, the Rialto
Bridge is the oldest and has got the most
famous history: around 1250 the Rialto Bridge
was substituted by a wood bridge . This bridge
could leave to permit the crossing to the
boats. Its name is this because it was
associated to the market. In 1310 the bridge
was damaged for a revolt. In 1434 the bridge
collapsed under the weight of many people at
the wedding of the Marquis of Ferrara. The
stone bridge of today was realized by Antonio
da Ponte and Antonio Contin. It was
completed in 1591. The stone bridge and the
wood bridge are very similar for the their
structure. Now the Rialto Bridge has become
one of the symbols of Venice. – Aurora,
Mariarita & Gloria, Marco Belli
But done with history! Why is it a place worth seeing?
It’s one of the largest and best preserved castle ruins in
the whole Poland and it’s open for tourists. Tickets are
not expensive at all and when the summer starts, from
May to September you may see various events – from
local cross-countries through some theatrical shows to
HR rallies which makes people from all over the Europe
come to that beautiful place in historically accurate
clothes, with spears, bows and swords to have fun and
be a living part of history.Isn’t it tempting to see people
live even for a moment like our WW&