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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 Vecchio "Old Bridge", is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.
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In the seven centuries since the Ponte Vecchio was first built in Florence, Italy, the bridge has watched the city changing around it, surviving floods, fires and the Nazi invasion in World War II.
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Reconstruction of edifices near the Ponte Vecchio (see Borgo San Jacopo) from 1950: Italo Gamberini and municipal technical offices: Residential complex at Monterinaldi: 1952–1962: Leonardo Ricci and others: Headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze: 1953–1957: Giovanni Michelucci: Ponte Vespucci: 1954–1957: Riccardo Morandi and ...