View from the third floor of the Uffizi down the Arno River with the historic Ponte Vecchio in the foreground; built in 1345, it was Florence's first and for centuries only bridge over the Arno. |
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Apartment buildings across the murky Arno overlooking the Ponte Vecchio |
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Shops on both sides of the bridge |
and boats in the shade underneath |
Looking back from the Ponte Vecchio to the Ponte alle Grazie with Uffizi on the left bank |
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South bank view from the Ponte Santa Trinita on the left (built in the 1500s, destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt with original stones reclaimed from the Arno) to the Ponte Vecchio. Click for big view.
Do you recognize any of these visitors? |
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