… After the fall of the Roman Empire, notable bridges began to be built again in the 12th century. Around this time, bridge-building missions led by Christian monks built stone arch bridges all over Europe. Among them, the Pont Saint-Bénezet (1185, commonly known as the Avignon Bridge) in Avignon, southern France, still remains in part, and the chapel on the pier suggests the trends in medieval bridges that followed. While Roman stone arches were semicircular, around this time flat circular arches and pointed arches inherited from the Saracen civilization also began to be seen. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Avignon Bridge" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… ローマ帝国滅亡後,再び注目すべき橋がつくられるようになったのは12世紀に入ってからである。このころキリスト教の修道僧に指導された架橋奉仕団がヨーロッパ各地に石のアーチ橋を架けたが,その中で南フランス,アビニョンのサン・ベネゼ橋Pont Saint‐Bénezet(1185,通称アビニョンの橋)は今もその一部が残り,橋脚上の礼拝堂はその後の中世の橋の動向を示唆している。ローマ時代の石造アーチが半円形であったのに対し,このころには扁平な円弧アーチやサラセン文明の流れをくむ尖頭アーチも見られるようになった。… ※「アビニョンの橋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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