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Historic building · 1913

Kuradisild

Kuradisild

The Devil's Bridge on Toome hill in Tartu was originally Alexander's Bridge, built in concrete in 1913 to mark 300 years of the Romanov dynasty, to designs by city architect Arved Eichhorn; the hill side carries the dates 1613 and 1913, the lower side a bronze relief of Emperor Alexander I. Earlier wooden bridges stood here from 1809. Nobody is sure how it got its nickname. Perhaps it is its dark colour against the pale Angel's Bridge nearby; perhaps it comes from the surgeon Werner Zoege von Manteuffel, who oversaw the building, 'Teufel' being German for devil; or perhaps from the Teufelsbrücke on Switzerland's Reuss river.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Tartu Toomemäel asuv Kuradisild oli algselt Aleksandri sild, mis ehitati 1913. aastal Romanovite dünastia 300. aastapäeva tähistamiseks betoonist linnaarhitekt Arved Eichhorni projekti järgi; mäepoolsel küljel on aastaarvud 1613 ja 1913, allpool keiser Aleksander I pronksreljeef. Varasemad puitsillad seisid siin alates 1809. aastast. Keegi ei tea kindlalt, kust tuli hüüdnimi. Võib-olla tumeda värvi pärast, vastandina heledale Inglisillale; võib-olla ehitust juhtinud kirurgi Werner Zoege von Manteuffeli nimest – saksa Teufel tähendab kuradit –; või hoopis Šveitsi Reussi jõe Teufelsbrücke järgi.

Map of the area around Kuradisild
58.37894° N, 26.71588° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuradisild ↗

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