Baudouin Bridge
Balduinbrucke, Koblenz, Germany
Description:
The Baudouin Bridge is a bridge in Koblenz, Germany. The bridge is located on the Central Square. It connects the Old Town with the Lutzel district. The bridge is 325 meters long. The shape of the bridge is made in a simple style, the supports were made low, it feels like they appear directly from the water.
The bridge was built from 1342 to 1429 under Archbishop Baudouin of Luxembourg, after whom it was named. The Baudouin Bridge was badly damaged during World War II and was rebuilt by 1949. In the 1960s, part of the bridge on the Lutzel side was equipped as a shipping channel. In the 1970s, a sculpture of its founder was installed on the bridge.