Architecture

Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), east elevation at night

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ponte Vecchio [Italian]
Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), east elevation at night

Architecture

structure overview
Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio)

Architecture: Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio)

built
1335-1345
destroyed/demolished
1333
culture
Florentine, Italian
style/period
Medieval
work type by function
arch bridge
material
stone
architect
Taddeo Gaddi, Neri di Fioravante

Specifications

Specifications: Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio)

width
32.0 m
length
84.0 m
arches/spans
3
span length
27.0 m, 30.0 m, 27.0 m
clearance below
4.4 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Metropolitan City of Florence » Florence » Historic Centre
local language location name
Firenze, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
Imperial Italy
1117-1797
Republic of Florence
1117-1532
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1569-1801
Kingdom of Etruria
1801-1807
French Empire
1807-1815
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1815-1859
United Provinces of Central Italy
1859-1860
Kingdom of Sardinia
1860-1861
Kingdom of Italy
1861-1946

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Florence
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, VI
designation
reference
174bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,343 × 3,562  pixel
45.2 × 30.2 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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