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Copyright: Rezarte Vukatana (rezarta)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-07-01 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/3.1, 1/400 seconds |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-07-07 8:58 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Found between Lungarno Acciaoli and Via Guicciardini. This is the oldest bridge which crosses the Arno at its widest point. It dates back to Roman times and has often been re-built.
After the flooding of 1333 it was re-constructed with a double row of shops, passing from a defencive type of architecture to the actual public one. In 1565 the east-facing Vasariano Corridor above the shops was built and the back-shops were added in the seventeenth century giving the bridge its actual structure.
Fra Lungarno Acciaioli e via Guicciardini. Il pił antico ponte di Firenze attraversa l'Arno nel punto di minor ampiezza. Risale all'etą romana e fu ricostruito varie volte.
Dopo l'alluvione del 1333 fu concepito con la doppia fila di botteghe, passando dall'architettura a carattere difensivo all'attuale struttura civile. Nel 1565 viene realizzato il Corridoio Vasariano sopra le botteghe che guardano a est e nel Seicento vengono aggiunti i retrobottega dando al ponte l'attuale fisionomia.
Source:http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/firenze/index/pontevecchio/pag_01.htm |
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