A huge fire on Saturday night severely damaged Rome’s famed “Iron Bridge”, with parts of the 19th-century structure plunging into the Tiber River. The bridge, which was opened in 1863 and whose formal name is Ponte dell’ Industria (Industry Bridge), connects the densely populated Ostiense and Portuense neighbourhoods. Pope Pius IX attended the 1863 inauguration of the bridge, one of …
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October 3, 2021