US EditionThe Roman Arch of the Pont Del Diable Recovers Its Bimillennial Image
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Today the opening ceremony of the restoration of the Roman arch of the Pont del Diable de Martorell-Castellbisbal was held. Two thousand years after it was erected and after various interventions at moments different from its very long history, the work directed by the Local Architectural Heritage Service of the Council of Barcelona (SPAL) aimed to recover and preserve the material integrity of the arch and protect it from deterioration caused b…
The restoration of the emblematic Pont del Diable that connects Martorell and Castellbisbal is already a reality. After almost 15 years since the alarms rose over the first stone landslides, this Sunday 22 February the Diputación de Barcelona (DIBA) opens the definitive development of the most iconic Roman arch between the Baix Llobregat and the Vallès Occidental. The event foresees the presence of the president of the DIBA, Lluïsa Moret, and th…
The structure was in a "very poor state of preservation" and mortar compatible with materials from 2,000 years ago had to be applied.
The emblematic Pont del Diable, which connects Martorell (Baix Llobregat) and Castellbisbal (Vallès Occidental), has begun the restoration of the Roman arch that presides over the entrance to the València. The work comes more than a decade after the first landslides that alerted the administrations to the fragility of the structure. “It was very damaged and the state of conservation was very poor,” explained the Heritage Manager of the Barcelona…
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