Avignon Bridge

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The Avignon Bridge, formally known as Pont Saint-Bénézet, is a famous medieval bridge in Avignon, France, renowned for its partial remains spanning the Rhône River and its association with the French song "Sur le pont d’Avignon."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
medieval bridge ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque ⓘ
associatedWork French song "Sur le pont d’Avignon" ⓘ
category Bridges in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
Stone arch bridges in France ⓘ
constructionEnd 12th century ⓘ
constructionStart 12th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crosses Rhône River ⓘ
crossesBranchOf main channel of the Rhône River ⓘ
currentNumberOfArches 4 ⓘ
currentUse pedestrian bridge ⓘ
damageCause repeated Rhône River floods ⓘ
elevation low-level river crossing ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
function river crossing ⓘ
hasChapel Saint Nicholas Chapel ⓘ
hasLegend built by shepherd Bénézet after divine vision ⓘ
hasTouristFacility audio guide route ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
hasViewOf Rhône River ⓘ
Île de la Barthelasse ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationSince 1995 ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedInCity Avignon ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Vaucluse ⓘ
locatedInRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Avignon city walls ⓘ
linked to: Ramparts of Avignon

Palais des Papes ⓘ
maintenanceAuthority City of Avignon ⓘ
linked to: Avignon
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Bénézet ⓘ
nearbyCity Villeneuve-lès-Avignon ⓘ
notableFor association with the song "Sur le pont d’Avignon" ⓘ
partial remains in the Rhône River ⓘ
officialName Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
linked to: Avignon Bridge
originalNumberOfArches 22 ⓘ
owner Commune of Avignon ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Avignon ⓘ
linked to: Ramparts of Avignon
partOfRoute historic Rhône valley route ⓘ
regionHistorically Comtat Venaissin ⓘ
status partially preserved ⓘ
tourism major visitor attraction in Avignon ⓘ
traffic closed to vehicular traffic ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria cultural ⓘ

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Avignon → knownFor → Avignon Bridge ⓘ
Avignon → UNESCOListingIncludes → Pont d’Avignon ⓘ
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Avignon → hasLandmark → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Palais des Papes → nearby → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Ramparts of Avignon → nearby → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Avignon TGV station → nearbyTouristDestination → Pont d’Avignon ⓘ
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Avignon Bridge → officialName → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Villeneuve-lès-Avignon → near → Pont d’Avignon ⓘ
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Saint Bénézet → associatedWith → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Saint Bénézet → associatedWork → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Saint Bénézet → linkedTo → Avignon Bridge legend ⓘ
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Saint Nicholas Chapel (Pont Saint-Bénézet) → locatedOn → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Nicholas Chapel
linked to: Avignon Bridge
Saint Nicholas Chapel (Pont Saint-Bénézet) → associatedBridge → Pont Saint-Bénézet (Avignon Bridge) ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Nicholas Chapel
linked to: Avignon Bridge
Sur le pont d’Avignon → subject → Pont d’Avignon ⓘ
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Sur le pont d’Avignon → associatedWith → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Commune of Avignon → contains → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Commune of Avignon → heritageDesignationAppliesTo → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Rocher des Doms → locatedNear → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Île de la Barthelasse → locatedNear → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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Île de la Barthelasse → hasViewOf → Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
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