The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arch bridge across the Arno River in Florence, rebuilt after a 1333 flood and completed by the mid 1340s, traditionally attributed to Taddeo Gaddi though some historians credit Neri di Fioravanti instead. Its closed spandrel segmental arches, a single main span flanked by two smaller ones, carry a row of shops that once housed butchers and tanners and today hold jewelers and art dealers, a feature the bridge has kept for centuries. It is the only bridge in Florence to have survived the destruction of World War II.
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1. Ponte Vecchio (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia "Ponte Vecchio" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
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The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arch bridge across the Arno River in Florence, rebuilt after a 1333 flood and completed by the mid 1340s, traditionally attributed to Taddeo Gaddi though some historians credit Neri di Fioravanti instead. Its closed spandrel segmental arches, a single main span flanked by two smaller ones, carry a row of shops that once housed butchers and tanners and today hold jewelers and art dealers, a feature the bridge has kept for centuries. It is the only bridge in Florence to have survived the destruction of World War II.
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The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; "Old Bridge") is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.
View the Source 2. Ponte Vecchio (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1345)
Wikidata item Q208633, property P1619: 1345
Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Deck arch bridge)
Wikidata item Q208633, instance of (P31): deck arch bridge
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Florence, Italy
Wikidata item Q208633, property P131/P17 (location): Florence, Italy
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