Bridge of Sighs (Lima)
Bridge of Sighs Puente de los Suspiros | |
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Coordinates | 12°08′57″S 77°01′21″W / 12.14914°S 77.022624°W |
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Inaugurated | 1876 |
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The Bridge of Sighs (
Overview
The bridge, 44 metres long and 3 metres wide, joins Ayacucho street with the access to the hermitage of Barranco, while, by joining the ends of the ravine and saving a height of 8.5 metres, the Bajada of the Baños of Barranco passes below (the road that leads to the district's beaches).[5][6][7]
Due to the popular tradition that indicated the place as a meeting point for lovers and romances, the bridge became known as the bridge "of sighs".[1][8]
History
The bridge was inaugurated during the municipal administration of Mayor Francisco García Monterroso, on February 14, 1876.
In 1960, the Creole music composer Chabuca Granda dedicated the Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to the bridge.[5][9][10] Years later, the municipality of the district placed a monument to the singer next to the bridge.[11][12]
In December 2014, after six months of restoration work, the bridge was reopened to the public. The investment for the work was S/. 10 million.[13]
In the early morning of June 3, 2023, the structural integrity of a building built in 1911 located next to the bridge became compromised, causing a partial collapse of a section of a wall that faces the passage which leads to the bridge, leading to the closure of the area, including the bridge.[14] Its reconstruction was soon announced.[15]
Gallery
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Seen from the Bajada de Baños
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Ditto.
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Opposite view
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The bridge at night
See also
References
- ^ a b "El Puente de los Suspiros en el corazón de Barranco". Peru.com. 2014-10-14.
- ^ "20 cosas que hacer en Lima". El País. 2016-08-25.
- ^ "San Valentín: cinco destinos imperdibles por el día del amor y la amistad". Wapa.pe. 2020-02-12.
- ^ a b "Google Maps: buscó lugar de Barranco y encontró a pareja haciendo esto". Peru.com. 2018-02-28. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27.
- ^ a b c "Atractivos Turísticos". Municipalidad de Barranco.
- ^ "Puente de los Suspiros – Ermita de Barranco". Museos de Lima. Ministerio de Cultura.
- ISBN 978-0-9791264-3-7.
- ^ a b "Cebiche y bohemia". El País. 2010-12-30.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Czar (2020-07-26). "El novio de la muerte: César Calvo (1940 – 2000)". El Comercio.
- ^ Monjeau, Federico (2017-12-02). "El Puente de los Suspiros y otros motivos limeños". Clarín.
- RPP Noticias.
- ^ "Camioneta se despista cerca a Puente de los Suspiros y casi destruye estatua de Chabuca Granda". Trome. 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Reabren el renovado Puente de los Suspiros en Barranco". El Comercio. 2014-12-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
- ^ Huayta, Athenas (2023-06-05). "Barranco: casona de 112 años se derrumbó cerca al Puente de los Suspiros". La República.
- ^ "Reconstruirán antigua casona que colapsó en Barranco". Panamericana Televisión. 2023-06-05.