Ponte Umberto I Torino

In the early years of the twentieth century the urban bridge was based on Florentine or French models of the past and often the influence of the decorator tended to overwhelm that of the engineer. The Umberto I bridge can be considered as a typical expression of its time: in fact, the main features of the Ponte di Santa Trinità in Florence, one of the best examples of the Italian Renaissance, can be recognized in the slightly donkey-backed profile; In the bridge of Turin, however, the harmony of the proportions in the moldings of the parapet, the rostri and the archivolto, which is found instead in the bridge of Florence.