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Ponte Vecchio opens

1335 CE · Italy, Europe · Technology

Ponte Vecchio opens
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The Ponte Vecchio 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.

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