Ponte Santa Trinita

The Ponte Santa Trìnita (Italian for Holy Trinity Bridge, named for the ancient church in the nearest stretch of via de' Tornabuoni) is a Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the Arno. The Ponte Santa Trìnita is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, the three flattened ellipses giving the structure its celebrated elegant appearance. The outside spans each measure 29 m (95 ft) with the centre span being 32 m (105 ft) in length. The two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Vecchio, to the east, and the Ponte alla Carraia to the west.

The bridge was constructed by the Florentine architect Bartolomeo Ammanati from 1567 to 1569. Its site, downstream of the equally remarkable Ponte Vecchio, is a major link in the mediæval street plan of Florence, which has been bridged at this site since the thirteenth century. The wooden bridge of 1252 was swept away in a flood seven years later and was rebuilt in stone and destroyed in a flood in 1333. The bridge of five arches constructed by Taddeo Gaddi was destroyed in the flood of 1557, which occasioned Ammanati's replacement. Four ornamental statues of the Seasons were added to the bridge in 1608, as part of the wedding celebrations of Cosimo II de' Medici with Maria Magdalena of Austria: Spring by Pietro Francavilla, Summer and Autumn by Giovanni Caccini, and Winter by Taddeo Landini.

On 8 August 1944, the bridge was destroyed by retreating German troops, but reconstructed in 1958 with original stones raised from the Arno or taken from the same quarry, under the direction of the architect Riccardo Gizdulich, and the engineer Emilio Brizzi. The missing head of Primavera was recovered from the bed of the Arno in October 1961.

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lo Hlo
8 May 2012
get a bottle of wine and sit on one of the two triangles pointed towards ponte vecchio. a great place to enjoy florence and have a conversation with friends
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17 April 2017
You can see a great view of Ponte Vecchio from the bridge.
Nm
29 June 2023
The second most beautiful bridge in Florence .. Perfect spot to take pictures of Ponte Vecchio !! Don’t miss the view at sunset ..
Salvatore De Carmine
12 June 2015
The bridges connecting the Lungarni offer beautiful views and bring you to some of the finest ice cream places in Florence
Federico Sardi
3 January 2017
El puente es un lugar ideal para tomar fotografías del Ponte Vecchio o simplemente disfrutar de la tarde fiorentina sentado sobre los triángulos que se proyectan sobre el Arno.
Agus Castro Pardiñas
5 September 2018
Para hacer fotos con el Ponte Vecchio de fondo es el mejor punto.
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