Skip to content
Kuradisild
EntityQ12367783· pop 12· linked from 6 articles

Kuradisild

Sign in to save

thumb|Kuradisild in winter thumb|Kuradisild at night thumb|The opening ceremony of the bridge (1913) Kuradisild (Estonian "The Devil's Bridge"; originally Aleksandri sild, "Alexander's Bridge") is a dark concrete footbridge located on the Toomemägi hill in Tartu, Estonia, built to commemorate the Tercentenary of the then ruling Romanov dynasty in 1913, at the time when Estonia was part of the Russian Empire.

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Origin of the name
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Kuradisild in winter thumb|Kuradisild at night thumb|The opening ceremony of the bridge (1913) Kuradisild (Estonian "The Devil's Bridge"; originally Aleksandri sild, "Alexander's Bridge") is a dark concrete footbridge located on the Toomemägi hill in Tartu, Estonia, built to commemorate the Tercentenary of the then ruling Romanov dynasty in 1913, at the time when Estonia was part of the Russian Empire.

Kuradisild is one of the few remaining concrete bridges built in early 20th century. It is one of the symbols and landmarks of Tartu alongside Inglisild ("Angel's Bridge") located on the other side of Toomemägi hill. The bridge is supported by two arches. Its massive parapet is decorated with ornamental panels and seating recesses.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kuradisild” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (3)

On the map

2 mapped locations