Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Roman Bridge of Alcántara
Jan 1860Albumen print | 32.0 x 42.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2700110
Photograph of the Roman built bridge spanning the River Tagus. The bridge appears in the photograph spanning the river diagonally. A separate arch appears at the top of the bridge. In the background are rocky hills.
'El Puente de Alcántara' - 'The Bridge of the Bridge' was built by the Roman Emperor Trajan in Alcántara in AD 105, and comprises 6 arches. The two central arches span 110ft, and are 210ft high. The bridge is built of large granite stones.
'El Puente de Alcántara' - 'The Bridge of the Bridge' was built by the Roman Emperor Trajan in Alcántara in AD 105, and comprises 6 arches. The two central arches span 110ft, and are 210ft high. The bridge is built of large granite stones.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62)Trajan, Emperor of Rome (53-117)32.0 x 42.5 cm (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain Vol II, 1861
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Photography
- Photographs
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Bridges
- Secular architecture
- Photography
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Alcántara [Spain]
- Rivers of the Iberian peninsula
- River Tagus [Spain-Portugal]
- Spain
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Rivers
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
