Ponte di Rialto

The Rialto bridge is one of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal of Venice. It was originally a wooden bridge, but that first burned during a 1310 revolt, and collapsed both 1444 and 1524. The renewal of the Rialto bridge was first proposed in 1503, and the idea was to rebuild the bridge in stone. The authorities requested proposals in 1551, after several projects had been considered since 1503 and the following decades. Famous architects such as Jacopo Sansovino, Palladio and Vignola offered plans, but their proposals were deemed inappropriate to the situation as they all involved a Classical approach with several arches. The famous artist Michelangelo was also considered as designer of the Rialto bridge, but the submission by Antonio da Ponte eventually defeated others, thanks to its audacious single-span design.\nWhat shall we do?