ID: 700009290 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009290	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Ponte Vecchio (arch bridge; architect: probably Neri di Fioravanti; last rebuilt in 1345; Florence (Firenze, Toscana, Italia, Europe, World, Top of th...)

Note: Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge. Crosses the Arno River at its narrowest point in Florence; on the site of a Roman bridge, rebuilt after flood in 1117, again destroyed by flood in 1333; rebuilt in 1345. Formerly, butcher shops lined the passage; today, jewelers and others are located here. Traditionally, the architect was said to be Taddeo Gaddi; today scholars believe it was Neri di Fioravanti. The Roman piers were of stone, the superstructure of wood.

Titles:

Ponte Vecchio (preferred,C,U,Italian-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

arch bridge [300007838] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by form>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: last rebuilt in 1345

Creator Display:

architect: probably Neri di Fioravanti [preferred]

architect Fioravanti, Neri (Italian architect and builder, active 1340-1369) Qualifier: probably by [500334911]

Locations:

Other: Site Context: Arno [1121388] (Geographic)

Current: Firenze [7000457] (Geographic)

Address Note: 43°46′4.76″N 11°15′11.49″E

Display Materials: stone arch bridge

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	arch bridges [300007838]
	.......(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by form>)

Dimensions: widest span 30 m (98 feet)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Ponte Vecchio	........ [VP]
	........ TCI: Firenze e Dintorni (1974)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... TCI: Firenze e Dintorni (1974)