Ponte vecchio
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/ . / Panorama of Florence from Ponte Vecchio / Please view large photo to appreciate panorama fully
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/ . / Wide panorama of Ponte Vecchio Florence / Please view large photo to appreciate panorama fully
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The Ponte Vecchio (Italian for Old Bridge) is the most famous bridge in Florence, Italy. It is also the oldest, 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. The bridge is inhabited. Originally the sides held food shops but by the end of the 15th century the shops were assigned to goldsmiths and silversmiths. An opening midway across the bridge offers views of the river and shore. It is said that the economic concept of bankruptcy originated here: when a merchant could not pay his debts, the table on which he sold his wares (the “banco”) was physically broken (“rotto”) by soldiers, and this practice was called “bancorotto” (broken table; possibly it can come from “banca rotta” which means “broken bank”). Not having a table anymore, the merchant was not able to sell anything. BEST VIEWED LARGER More shots of Florence can be viewed by selecting the icons below:
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Visit the Florence Series Journal for links to the other images in this beautiful series. I suppose that there are millions of photos of Ponte Vecchio, its visual and historical appeal is so strong. I walked all around, and across it, in daylight, dusk and at night. / The oldest bridge in Florence, it was spared by the retreating German army who destroyed the other 5 bridges across the River Arn. Probably going back to Roman times with its stone pillars and wooden planks; it was built in stone but then newly destroyed by a flood in 1333. It was built again twelve years later, perhaps by Neri da Fioravante (or Taddeo Gaddi, according to Giorgio Vasari). / The five arches became three and the main part was widened. The shops, housed under the porticos, first belonged to the Commune which then rented them out. But later on, towards the 15th century, they were sold to private owners and began to change through subsequent additions, raised parts and external terraces, extending towards the river and altering the original architecture in an anarchical, suggestive way. / In the 15th century these shops were greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers. But then perhaps because of their bad smell, Ferdinando I replaced them with goldsmiths, making the road more elegant and cleaner. / In 1565, Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence, had the famous Corridor built by Vasari on the upper side passing over the shops. There’s a curious story about that. The Mannelli family who owned a medieval tower at the southern end, towards Pitti Palace, did not want to give the Duke right of passage. So the corridor had to be deviated, as we can still see today, around the tower. / REF: http://www.italyguides.it/us/florence/ponte_vecchio/old_bridge.htm / CARD: / FRAMED:
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I shot this image on my journey to north Italy. / I started from Florence and ended in Venice.
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A window on Ponte Vecchio, Florence Italy
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Art from photograph of Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
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The beautiful bridge in Florence.
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The Ponte Vecchio (Italian for Old Bridge) is a Medieval 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 jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.
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The famous bridge across the Arno river in Florence.
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The Ponte Vecchio in Florence
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The Ponte Vecchio over the Arno river in Florence.
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A 3 shot HDR blend using 3 exposures 2 stops apart. Nikon D90 18-200mm VR lens. The Colours of Tuscany / Ponte Vecchio /
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Ponte Vecchio / Florence / (tweaked!)
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These little locks were all over the ponte vecchio in Florence. Many were in memory of someone, or two people. sometimes I feel i need a padlock for my memories :/ Nikon D90, 18-105mm lens
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A mellow evening on the River Arno in Florence. / October 2008.
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Nikon D80 1/500@f/5.6 ISO-100 135mm / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
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Ponte Vecchio / Nikon D80 1/125@f/5.6 ISO-100 52mm / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
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