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The span to rise ratio of the arches is exactly Bridge construction was finished in , immediately becoming famous as one of the most advanced and beautiful bridges created in medieval Italy. Its beauty served as a direct inspiration in the creation of many other bridges across Italy , including famous Rialto Bridge in Venice. Both are still preserved to this day.
The earliest reports of shops appearing on the Ponte Vecchio can be traced all the way back to the 13th century. Even at that time, shop owners were forbidden to place their stalls and tables directly on the walkways of the bridge but were instead forced to start building their offices off the side of the bridge, supported by the wooden beams. Initially, all kinds of ships were hosted on the sides of Ponte Vecchio, such as food sellers, butchers, and fishmongers.
In the beginning, the shops were owned by the city 43 of them were in operation immediately after the bridge was renovated in , but later shops moved to private ownership.
In a bid to make the bridge and the city more presentable to both visitors and city dwellers, Grand Duke Ferdinand I decreed in that only jewelers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths would be allowed to operate stores on Ponte Vecchio. This transformed the bridge completely, making it one of the unique places in all of Italy, famous all around the world, and enabled Florence to continue to be regarded as the artistic and development center of the Renaissance Italy.
The number of shops was also increased after Medici family elected to create elevated pathway above the ground floor of the Ponte Vecchio bridge. This elevated the walls of the bridge, enabling shops and new rooms to more easily be built one atop another. Throughout the history, the thriving community of shops atop the Ponte Vecchio bridge has given birth to the economic concept of bankruptcy. This interesting development happened from the repeated events when money changers or merchants who operated on the bridge were unable to pay their debts , which led to the destruction of their selling tables by soldiers, and inability to hold shop on the bridge.
During the Italian Renaissance, famous Medici family from Florence was regarded as one of the most influential and powerful families in entire Europe. However, one of their construction efforts remains remembered today in the bright spotlight because it had such a strong impact on the looks of the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge located in the center of the city and across the Arno River.
The work was done over the period of just five months in under the oversight and direct control of architect Giorgio Vasari, after which this passage gained its name. The passageway starts on the south side of the Palazzo Vecchio, travels alongside famous Uffizi gallery now a prominent art museum located in the center of the preserved historic Florence and leaves it at its south side, crosses the Lungarno dei Archibusieri, follows the bank of the river Aron, continues over the Palazzo Vecchio bridge and its numerous shops, snakes beside the walls of the Church of Santa Felicita, enters the Oltrarno district where passageway is carried by several individual houses, until it finally reaches old Medici residence at Palazzo Pitti.
As a monarch and government official, he felt insecure when he walked in public, especially after he took control of the city after the fall of the Republic of Florence in The family held control of the city until , and again after The corridor features extravagant decorations and presence of panoramic windows that allowed its users to observe the beauty of the city of Florence especially the viewports across Arno River and toward Ponte Santa Trinita. Original openings were replaced by larger gallery windows during the reign of Benito Mussolini.
The passageway also features balconies with railings, including one that offers private access to the church of Santa Felicita. This enabled Medici family to visit church without the need to travel down to the ground level and mix with the regular people. Some parts of it, like the Uffizi section, are redecorated from time to time to host art showcase events. In recent history a tradition appeared that if lovers attach a padlock somewhere on the Ponte Vecchio and then throw away the key in water, their love will last forever.
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