Ponte alle Grazie - Florence, Italy
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marcius
N 43° 45.977 E 011° 15.530
32T E 681811 N 4848394
Ponte alle Grazie is a bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMFE3G
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 10/05/2012
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"In August 1944, the bridge was destroyed by the Nazi army as they withdrew before the advancing Allied forces in World War II. Following the end of the War, a competition was held to create a new design for a replacement bridge. The winning design, the work of a group formed of architects including Giovanni Michelucci, Edoardo Said, Riccardo Gizdolich and Danilo Know and an engineer, Piero Melucci, feature four slender piers with thin arches between them. The new bridge was completed in 1953."
- Wikipedia
