Old Bridge
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Old Bridge is the English translation of "Ponte Vecchio," the famous medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | Arno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDocumented | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeAttribution | Neri di Fioravante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of Italian Renaissance cities
ⓘ
symbol of Florence ⓘ |
| hasDeckType | closed-spandrel ⓘ |
| hasDesign | segmental arch bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central viewing areas over the river
ⓘ
continuous row of buildings ⓘ shops built along the span ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connected parts of medieval Florence across the Arno ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Palazzo Vecchio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitti Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArches | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Ponte Vecchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| hasProbableDesigner | Taddeo Gaddi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShopsType |
goldsmiths
ⓘ
jewellers ⓘ souvenir shops ⓘ |
| hasUpperLevel | Vasari Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Arno River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florentine cityscape ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
continuous line of jewelry shops
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ picturesque river views ⓘ |
| isMajorTouristDestinationIn | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaningInEnglish | Old Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructuresDestroyed | buildings at both ends of the bridge ⓘ |
| replacedStructure |
earlier stone bridge
ⓘ
earlier wooden bridge ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Nazi occupation of Florence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperLevelArchitect | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperLevelBuiltFor | Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperLevelBuiltInYear | 1565 ⓘ |
| wasRebuiltInYear | 1345 ⓘ |
| wasSparedBy | retreating German forces in 1944 ⓘ |
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