Ponte Vecchio

The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the , in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Vecchio Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Vasari Corridor.

Museum
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The is a prominent art museum adjacent to the in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world. is situated 190 metres east of Ponte Vecchio.

Museum
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The is a 16th-century elevated enclosed passageway in , connecting the with the . It was designed by, and named for, architect Giorgio Vasari to allow Duke Cosimo I de' Medici to move undisturbed between both palaces.

Square
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is a W-shaped square in front of the in , . It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. is situated 280 metres northeast of Ponte Vecchio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a residential district in the southwestern part of , , Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods. is situated 3 km west of Ponte Vecchio.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Ponte Vecchio.

Ponte Vecchio

Latitude
43.76803° or 43° 46′ 5″ north
Longitude
11.25318° or 11° 15′ 11″ east
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
8FMHQ793+67
Geo­Names ID
6269271
Wiki­data ID
Q208633
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vlaams—“Ponte Vecchio” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Arabic: “أين يقع جسر البونتي فيشو؟”
  • Arabic: “جسر بونتي فيكيو”
  • Arabic: “جسر فتشيو”
  • Armenian: “Պոնտե Վեկյո”
  • Basque: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Belarusian: “Понтэ Век’ё”
  • Bosnian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Breton: “Ponte Vecchio (Firenze)”
  • Breton: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Bulgarian: “Понте Векио”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Vecchio”
  • Catalan: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Chinese: “老桥”
  • Chinese: “老橋”
  • Czech: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Danish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Dutch: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Esperanto: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Estonian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Finnish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • French: “Pont Vieux”
  • French: “ponte Vecchio”
  • French: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Georgian: “პონტე ვეკიო”
  • Georgian: “პონტე-ვეკიო”
  • German: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Greek: “Πόντε Βέκιο”
  • Hebrew: “פונטה וקיו”
  • Hungarian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan vecchio”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Vecchio”
  • Italian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Japanese: “ヴェッキオ橋”
  • Japanese: “ポンテ・ヴェッキオ”
  • Kazakh: “Понте Веккьо”
  • Korean: “베키오 다리”
  • Lithuanian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Lithuanian: “Pontė Večio”
  • Lithuanian: “Pontė Vekijo”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Macedonian: “Понте Векио”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Norwegian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Persian: “پونته وکیو”
  • Polish: “Most Złotników”
  • Polish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Portuguese: “Velha Ponte de Florença”
  • Romanian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Russian: “Мост Веккьо”
  • Russian: “Понте Веккио”
  • Russian: “Понте Веккьо”
  • Russian: “Понте-Веккьо”
  • Scots: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Serbian: “Ponte Vekio”
  • Serbian: “Понте Векио”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Slovak: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Slovenian: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Spanish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Spanish: “Puente Vecchio”
  • Spanish: “Puente Viejo”
  • Swedish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Tatar: “Понте Веккьо күпере”
  • Turkish: “Ponte Vecchio Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Ukrainian: “Понте Веккйо”
  • Ukrainian: “Понте Веккьо”
  • Urdu: “پونٹ ونیشیوبرج”
  • Urdu: “ویکیو پل”
  • Uzbek: “Ponte Vekkio”
  • Vietnamese: “Ponte Vecchio”
  • Vlaams: “Ponte Vecchio”

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