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Ponte Vecchio

Bridge · Florence, Italy · Completed 1345

Rebuilt after the 1333 flood; its shops passed from butchers to goldsmiths by Medici decree in 1593.

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Ponte Vecchio

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence, with shops built out over its arches and the Vasari Corridor running along the top.
Completed
1345
What
Three-arch bridge lined with shops
Where
Over the Arno, Florence, Italy
Who
Probably Taddeo Gaddi

Rebuilt after the 1333 flood; its shops passed from butchers to goldsmiths by Medici decree in 1593.

The only Florence bridge to survive the Second World War intact, and the Vasari Corridor still runs above its shops.

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