Gorica Bridge, Berat, Albania
Gorica Bridge over the Osum river, which connects 2 parts of Berat, originally built in wood in 1780 and rebuilt in stone in the 1920s, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The 7-arch bridge is 129 m long and 5.3m wide. According to local legend, the original wooden bridge contained a dungeon in which a girl would be incarcerated and starved to appease the spirits responsible for the safety of the bridge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428545
Media ID
45100299
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5616px x 3427px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
