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The Red Bridge is one of two bridges that cross the Grand Canal of Trieste, a navigable canal located in the heart of Borgo Teresiano, in the city center and built between 1754 and 1756 by the Venetian Matteo Pirona.
The Red Bridge, halfway down the canal, is made of wood and was built in 1756, as soon as the construction of the canal was completed. It was then the only existing bridge, as the other bridges were built in a subsequent period. It was redone by extending it a decade later and redone again, this time in iron, in 1832.
On the Red Bridge there is the statue of the Irish writer James Joyce, in memory of his stay in the city.
At the four ends of the bridge there are four lanterns placed on the parapets; these lamps previously adorned the statue of Trieste's dedication to Austria which was located in Piazza Libertà, in front of the railway station. The statue was inaugurated in 1889 and removed in 1919.
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