Ponte a Santa Trinità
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The Ponte a Santa Trinà is a bridge in Florence, Italy, designed by Bartolommeo Ammannati. Construction began in 1567 and was completed in 1569. The bridge features elliptical arches and was destroyed in 1944 during World War II, but it was rebuilt in 1958. It crosses the Arno River and is one of the notable structures in the city, connecting the Oltrarno district to the rest of Florence. The Ponte Vecchio, another bridge in Florence, was the first segmental arch bridge built in the West and was completed in 1345 by Taddeo Gaddi. It is distinguished by its shops and galleries and was the only bridge in Florence spared by the retreating German army in World War II.123
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bridgeStone arch bridgesAmmannati’s elegant Santa Trinità Bridge (1569) in Florence, with two elliptical arches, carried pedestrians and later automobiles until it was destroyed during World War II; it was afterward rebuilt with many of the original materials recovered from the riverbed.
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