Florence, the Renaissance city
The Ponte Vecchio (“Old bridge”), the most famous bridge in Florence and also the oldest, dated to 1345, this structure with three stone arches replaced a wooden bridge which had crossed the Arno River at this spot since Roman times. The upper side of the bridge, known as the Vasariano corridor, was designed by Vasari to link the Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery to the Pitti Palace; today it is an art gallery.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Nov 11, 1994