20 of Italy’s Architectural Marvels
| February 3, 2017
16. The Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Originally used as both a thoroughfare and a shopping center, the Ponte Vecchio was first populated by butchers. After Cosimo de Medici I built the Vasari corridor on top of the bridge to connect the Palazzo Pitti with the Palazzo Vecchio, he forbid the butcher’s trade, and instead rented the shops to more palatable goldsmiths instead.
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