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The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.
View of the Arno from the Piazzale Michelangelo
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno in Florence
View of the Arno from the Ponte Vecchio
High water marks of Arno river floods on August 13, 1547 (left) and November 3, 1844 (metal plate on the right). Photographed in Via delle Casine.
Ponte Vecchio
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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
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…71,000 cu ft/s). The mouth of the river was once near Pisa but is now several kilometres westwards. It crosses Florence, where it passes below the Ponte Vecchio and the Santa Trinita bridge (built by Bartolomeo Ammannati but inspired by Michelangelo). The river flooded this city regularly in historical times…
Ponte Vecchio from Ponte alle Grazie
Vasari Corridor from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti
Damage shown shortly after liberation in August 1944 during World War II
Panoramic view of the Ponte Vecchio, from the west.