Bridge of Arta

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The Bridge of Arta is a historic stone arch bridge in northwestern Greece, famed in folklore for the legend that its construction required a human sacrifice.

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Bridge of Arta canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
stone arch bridge ⓘ
connects banks of the Arachthos River near Arta ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
crosses Arachthos River ⓘ
depictedIn Greek folk songs ⓘ
Greek literature ⓘ
elevationAboveWater notable height over Arachthos River ⓘ
function road bridge ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle traditional stone bridge of Epirus ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation approximately 39.160°N 20.985°E ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Greek folklore ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Arta ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice in Greek oral tradition ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus protected cultural property of Greece ⓘ
hasInscription Ottoman-era inscription tablets ⓘ
hasLegend a human sacrifice was required to stabilize the bridge ⓘ
hasLegendCharacter master builder’s wife ⓘ
hasLocalName Γεφύρι της Άρτας ⓘ
hasMainSpan central high arch ⓘ
hasMotif foundation sacrifice legend ⓘ
hasParapet stone parapets ⓘ
hasStructureType multi-span arch bridge ⓘ
hasUse local road traffic ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ
hasView Arachthos River valley ⓘ
linked to: Arachthos River
heritageDesignation listed monument of Greece ⓘ
inception Ottoman period ⓘ
influenced similar bridge legends in the Balkans ⓘ
knownFor Greek folklore legend about human sacrifice ⓘ
traditional ballad “The Bridge of Arta” ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Arta ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ
locatedInRegion Epirus ⓘ
locatedOn old Ioannina–Arta route ⓘ
maintainedBy Greek authorities ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near Arta plain ⓘ
city of Arta ⓘ
linked to: town of Arta
numberOfArches 4 ⓘ
partOf transport network of Epirus ⓘ
precededBy earlier medieval bridges at the same site ⓘ
rebuiltIn 17th century ⓘ
subjectOf ethnomusicological research on ballads ⓘ
folklore studies ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arta regional unit → hasCulturalSite → Bridge of Arta ⓘ
Arta → hasLandmark → Bridge of Arta ⓘ
Arta → hasLandmark → Bridge of Arta ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Arta