{"id":236341,"date":"2023-07-01T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T08:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=236341"},"modified":"2023-07-04T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T08:53:28","slug":"ponte-vecchio-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/ponte-vecchio-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Ponte Vecchio Bridge: The Pride Of Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florence is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities of the Tuscany region in Italy with a noteworthy historical background. The city is replete with ancient monuments, heritage sites, old bridges and many other antique landmarks, one of the most prominent ones being the Ponte Vecchio Bridge. Located on the banks Arno river, it is one of the many bridges in the beautiful city of Florence. Spanning the narrow most point of the Vecchio river, is Ponte Vecchio, a short but one of the most important bridges of Florence, which links the Pitti Palace to Piazza Republica along with Piazza Duomo.<\/em><\/p>\n

About Ponte Vecchio Bridge<\/h2>\n
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It had been resurrected many times, after being ruined by the floods time and again. This stone segmental arch bridge with closed spandrel comprises of three arches with segments, wherein the area of the middle arch is 98ft.(30metres), and the other two secondary ones on either side span 89ft. (27metres) each. It is constructed such that the span to rise ratio is 5:1, while the rise of this span is anything between 11\u20196\u201d to 14\u20196\u201d (3.5 to 4.5meters).<\/p>\n

It has a total of four towers that worked as a defensive mechanism in the past however Torr Dei Mannelli is the only one that is functional now. It was then positioned in the southeast corner of this bridge.<\/p>\n

Historical Significance Of Ponte Vecchio Bridge<\/h2>\n
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Ponte De Vecchio is one of the antique bridges of Florence that was built over the Arno river, close to the roman crossing, in the Roman era, in 996. It was the only bridge to have retained its individuality until 1218 as no other bridge was built until then. Initially it was swept away in 1117 and was rebuilt using stone, however, it was deluged again in 1333. Finally, in 1345 it was repaired properly. Though the bridge did not ruin furthermore, the problem of it getting flooded persisted.<\/p>\n

This bridge is famous for being the only one that outlasted the World War2 as all the others excepting this one, was bombed during the retreat of the Nazis in 1944. It is believed that it was Hitler\u2019s command to retain it, probably because the treasures belonging to the Uffizi gallery were hoarded here. However, while the bridge was not bombed, it was blocked on both ends by the ruins of the demolished buildings on both sides.<\/p>\n

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Places Of Significance On Ponte Vecchio Firenze<\/h2>\n

As it was being built it was posing a hindrance to the Vasari Corridor, so the corridor was swirled around the tower making the bridge appear layered.<\/p>\n

1. The Vasari Corridor<\/h3>\n
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These were aligned on the sideways leaving plenty of space for the passage in the middle and was termed as the famous Vasari Corridor. The Ponte Vecchio<\/a> Firenze connecting the Palazzo Vecchio to the Pitti Palace was actually this clandestine channel that was built by Vasari for the Duke of Cosimo I de\u2019Medici in 1565.<\/p>\n

In 1953 Medici\u2019s successor- Ferdinando reformed this structure by replacing butcher shops, tanneries, and fish market (that brought in a lot of stench and dirt) with jewelry, art galleries, and souvenir stores.
\nTill date it is one of the prime centers in Florence, that is abuzz with a lot of commercial activities including trading of gold. These shops overlooking the central passage are still there, each possessing a storeroom that was built over the Ponte Vecchio river.<\/p>\n

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