Juan del Corral
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Juan del Corral was an early seventeenth century Spanish
architect
who worked in Peru. His most famous bridge, El Puente de Piedra
in Lima
is known as the Bridge of Eggs because the myth is that it was constructed using over 10,000 sea bird egg whites mixed with stone.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who worked in Peru. His most famous bridge, El Puente de Piedra
Puente de Piedra
Puente de Piedra the in Spanish but known as the Bridge of Eggs is a bridge in Lima, Peru in South America. It was built in 1608 by the architect Juan del Corral to link Lima with Rímac...
in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
is known as the Bridge of Eggs because the myth is that it was constructed using over 10,000 sea bird egg whites mixed with stone.