Art Nouveau
Ornate iron.
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The Santa Ifigênia Viaduct is a pedestrian-only iron bridge crossing the Anhangabaú Valley and Avenida Prestes Maia in central São Paulo, linking the «Old Centre» with the «New Centre». It starts at Largo São Bento, beside São Bento metro station, and ends at Largo Santa Ifigênia, joining two of the city's historic landmarks. It was designed by the architect Giulio Micheli and engineered by Giuseppe Chiapori and Mário Tibiriçá, its ironwork made in Belgium, to ease the flow of cars, carriages and trams across the valley in the early 20th century. Built between 1910 and 1913, it was opened by mayor Raymundo Duprat on 26 July 1913, and its Art Nouveau style makes it one of São Paulo's best-known images. Today pedestrians cross it in minutes, with views over the valley and its skyscrapers, and beyond it lies Rua Santa Ifigênia, famous for shops selling electronics, musical instruments and sound equipment. Cross by day and keep an eye on belongings.
Ornate iron.
Below the bridge.
Beyond the bridge.
From Largo São Bento to Largo Santa Ifigênia, central São Paulo
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