In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence. The passage was restricted to Florentine elites, who used it to easily traverse the Arno River without ...

In the seven centuries since the Ponte Vecchio was first built in Florence, Italy, the bridge has watched the city changing around it, surviving floods, fires and the Nazi invasion in World War II.

In the 1850s, the city architect for Florence, Giuseppe Martelli, proposed a redesign for Ponte Vecchio with Art Nouveau facades and, inspired by London's Crystal Palace, a glass roof overhead ...

Florence's iconic 700-year-old Ponte Vecchio bridge that survived Nazi destruction, Allied bombs and devastating floods to become a popular tourist selfie spot is set for £2m makeover ...

Ponte Vecchio (“old bridge” in Italian) was built during the Middle Ages by Florentine artist Taddeo Gaddi. The shop-lined bridge spans the Arno River and is one of the most picturesque sights ...

FLORENCE, Italy — “Ponte Vecchio lives on Americans,” said Fadi Ayshoh, retail director of the Gold Art boutique, as he optimistically positioned a five-carat diamond, priced at 160,000 ...

FLORENCE, Italy-- An underground water main break along Florence's picturesque Arno River has created a 200-yard-long sinkhole that buried dozens of parked cars.. Parked cars are seen in a chasm ...

With the Arno river flowing below, the Ponte Vecchio in Florence is a medieval crossing famed for its stunning arches and the shops - mostly jewellers, art dealers, and souvenir sellers - built ...