Bridge of Alta - Aratanashi Bridge

Japanese: アルタの橋 - あるたのはし
Bridge of Alta - Aratanashi Bridge

...The town was founded by the Corinthians in the 7th century B.C., and although only a few temple ruins remain from the ancient ruins, the medieval forts and churches are worth seeing, and the 13th-century Palagoritza Church is now a museum housing Christian relics. Nearby is the "Alta Bridge," a well-known song about the legend that a stonemason built it by using his wife as a human sacrifice. [Ikezawa Natsuki]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Alta's Bridge" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前7世紀にコリント人が開いた町で,古代の遺跡は神殿跡がわずかに残るばかりだが,中世の城砦,教会などは見るに値し,13世紀に造られたパラゴリッツァ教会はキリスト教の遺物を収めた博物館となっている。近くに,ある石工が妻を人柱として建造したという伝説が歌として広く知られた〈アルタの橋〉がある。【池沢 夏樹】。…

※「アルタの橋」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。

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