The most famous Venetian monument was built towards the end of the 16th century but the first bridge crossing the Grand Canal (from the Fondamenta del Vin to the Fondamenta del Ferro, as today’s bridge) was probably built on barges around the 12th century and two wooden bridges were built in the following 3 centuries. To have an idea of what the second bridge looked like, go to Gallerie dell’Accademia: it features in a painting by Carpaccio. On the wooden bridges too there were numerous shops and the one in the painting even had a drawbridge to enable sailing vessels with masters to pass. Around the second half of the 15th century this bridge risked collapsing, so the Senate decided to build a new one. The most famous architects of the time, among whom Palladio, Michelangelo and Sansovino, participated to the competition but finally a minor architect obtained the job: Antonio Scarpagnino.

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