Tranquil Scene of Apartments and Bridge over the River Arno in Florence, Italy
The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after ... The river turns to the west near Arezzo passing through Florence, Empoli and Pisa, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Marina di Pisa. Built very close to the Roman crossing, the Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge, was the only bridge across the Arno in Florence until 1218. The current bridge was rebuilt after a flood in 1345. During World War II it was the only bridge across the Arno that the fleeing Germans did not destroy. Instead they blocked access by demolishing the medieval buildings on each side. On November 4, 1966, the bridge miraculously withstood the tremendous weight of water and silt when the Arno once again burst its banks.
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Location: Florence, Italy
Photo credit: © JJ / Alamy / Afripics
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