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Title
Ponte Vecchio Florence Italy II
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge, is a medieval stone segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it. It spans the narrowest point of the Arno River. Mention of the bridge in a document first occurs in 996 although a crossing existed prior to that. It was the only bridge across the Arno in Florence until 1218. When the Medici moved from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, they decided they needed a connecting route from the Uffizi to the Palazzo Pitti on the other side of the Arno that would enable them to keep out of contact with the people they ruled. The result was the Corridoio Vasariano (Visari Corridor), built in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari and which runs above the little goldsmiths' shops on the Ponte Vecchio. It is marked by the small windows on the second level. Initially, the shops along the bridge included butchers, fishmongers and tanners, creating quite a stench. In 1593, Ferdinand I decreed that only goldsmiths and jewellers be allowed to have their shops on the bridge. The current bridge dates from 1345 when it was rebuilt after a flood. During World War II it was the only bridge across the Arno that the fleeing Germans did not destroy.
FEATURED PHOTO, Pin Me - Daily group, 4/13/17
FEATURED PHOTO, New Faa Uploads Limit One Per Day group, 4/1/17
FEATURED PHOTO, Usa Photographers Only group, 3/28/17
joan carroll, firenze, history, historic, tuscany, ancient, landmark, travel, toscana, europe, cityscape, italian, landscape, European
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March 27th, 2017
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Fort Worth, TX - United States
thank you Rebecca for the feature in the Pin Me - Daily group, 4/13/17
Southlake, TX - United States
Nice shot! I like the guy relaxing in the chair by the water. I have walked across that bridge several times.
Fort Worth, TX - United States
thank you Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography for the feature in the New Faa Uploads Limit One Per Day group, 4/1/17
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