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Two police officers in Florence after an attack in 1993 Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images The Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence has begun a major renovation of a Renaissance passageway in a project that the museum’s director Eike Schmidt has dubbed “a warning against all forms of aggression against humanity and cultural heritage”. The 760m-long Vasari Corridor was damaged in a bombing by the Mafia in 1993 that killed five people. During the ongoing renovation, the structure will be fitted with two memorials marking local acts of terror. The suspended corridor was commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici and built by the Renaissance artist and biographer Giorgio Vasari in 1565, allowing the Grand Duke to pass unseen between the Palazzo Pitti and the Palazzo Vecchio Cosimo’s residence and the government palace. From 1973, the Uffizi displayed self-portraits by artists including Rembrandt and De Chirico in the corridor, b ....
A brief history of Ponte Vecchio, the Old Bridge in Florence 07 Apr, 2021 Ponte Vecchio is the most famous bridge in Florence. It earned its name, Old Bridge, by surviving a long and exciting history. It s possible that the bridge existed in some form during the Roman Empire, but it was first recorded as being a defensive structure in Medieval Italy. The bridge, built of stone and wood, crosses the most narrow point of the Arno River and connects the City Center to the district of Oltrarno. The structure is such an anomaly because it doubles as a marketplace for gold goods and fine jewelry. There are five important years that contribute to Ponte Vecchio s longevity and beauty: ....
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Work begins to reopen the Vasari Corridor in 2022 theflorentine.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theflorentine.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.