Bridge of Sighs Puente de los Suspiros | |
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 The bridge in 2016 | |
| Coordinates | 12°08′57″S77°01′21″W / 12.14914°S 77.022624°W |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | 1876 |
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The Bridge of Sighs (Spanish : Puente de los Suspiros) is a wooden pedestrian overpass located between the Hermitage of Barranco and Zepita passage in Barranco District, in Lima, Peru. [1] [2] It is one of the most visited tourist places in the historic district, and a meeting point for couples in love. [3] [4]
The bridge, 44 metres long and 3 metres wide, joins Ayacucho street with the access to the hermitage of Barranco, while, by joining the ends of the ravine and saving a height of 8.5 metres, the Bajada of the Baños of Barranco passes below (the road that leads to the district's beaches). [5] [6] [7]
Due to the popular tradition that indicated the place as a meeting point for lovers and romances, the bridge became known as the bridge "of sighs". [1] [8]
The bridge was inaugurated during the municipal administration of Mayor Francisco García Monterroso, on February 14, 1876. [5] [8] During the War of the Pacific, it was destroyed by Chilean troops passing through the place after being victorious in the Battle of Chorrillos on January 13, 1881. [4]
In 1960, the Creole music composer Chabuca Granda dedicated the Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to the bridge. [5] [9] [10] Years later, the municipality of the district placed a monument to the singer next to the bridge. [11] [12]
In December 2014, after six months of restoration work, the bridge was reopened to the public. The investment for the work was S/. 10 million. [13]
In the early morning of June 3, 2023, the structural integrity of a building built in 1911 located next to the bridge became compromised, causing a partial collapse of a section of a wall that faces the passage which leads to the bridge, leading to the closure of the area, including the bridge. [14] Its reconstruction was soon announced. [15]
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The Hermitage of Barranco, formerly known as the Templo de la Santísima Cruz and later as Santísima Cruz de Barranco, is a Catholic church building in Barranco District, Lima, Peru. It is located in the district's historic centre and once served as the district's capital and cathedral, next to the Bridge of Sighs, and has been closed since 1974 due to the damages caused by that year's earthquake.
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