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The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [1] "Old Bridge") [2] is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
The Ponte Coperto ("Covered Bridge") or the Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a stone and brick arch bridge over the river Ticino in Pavia, Italy. The previous bridge, dating from 1354 (itself a replacement for a Roman construction), was heavily damaged by Allied action in 1945. A debate on whether to fix or replace the bridge ended when the ...
The Ponte Vecchio is a stone and brick arch bridge over the Dora Baltea in Ivrea, Italy. History
Ponte Vecchio, Florence Florence: Crosses Arno River: Closed-spandrel segmental stone arch bridge with 30 metres (98 ft) main span Rialto Bridge: Venice: Stone arch bridge with 31.80 metres (104.3 ft) span over Grand Canal: 22.90 metres (75.1 ft) wide
Ponte Vecchio, Bassano, or Ponte degli Alpini, a sixteenth-century bridge over the river Brenta in Bassano del Grappa, Italy; Ponte Vecchio, Cesena, or Ponte Clemente, an eighteenth-century bridge over the River Savio in Cesena, Italy; Ponte Vecchio, Ivrea, a stone and brick arch bridge over the Dora Baltea in Ivrea, Italy
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The Ponte Vecchio—save the two central piers—was swept away when huge logs in the rushing water became clogged around it, allowing the water to build and leap over the arches, states Villani. [26] There was an old statue of Mars that stood on a pedestal near the Ponte Vecchio, but this too was taken by the flood along the Arno. [26]
The Ponte Vecchio (Old bridge) or Ponte degli Alpini (bridge of the Alpini, who rebuilt it in 1948) is the covered wooden designed by the architect Andrea Palladio in 1569. The bridge is located in Bassano del Grappa and was destroyed many times, the last time in World War II .