Ponte Vecchio

The beauty of Ponte Vecchio is undeniable. It is so beautiful that even Hitler himself was enchanted by it when he visited Florence with Mussolini in 1938. For their visit, the windows of the Vasari Corridor were widened in order to have a better panoramic view of the city. It is said that it was the very beauty of the bridge that prevented it from being destroyed by the Nazis in 1944, when they destroyed all the other bridges in order to stop the advance of the Allies. Yet, the person who truly saved the bridge was a German official, Gerhard Wolf. For this reason, he received the honorary citizenship of Florence, as you can read on a sign placed on Ponte Vecchio.

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