tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post4891709986324748348..comments2024-01-19T07:18:48.331-08:00Comments on Commander Kelly: Ponte Vecchio in WWII, FlorenceCommander Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602902461964252463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-30469342189080975312013-05-07T12:14:19.470-07:002013-05-07T12:14:19.470-07:00Hitler visited Florence twice. Here is an article...Hitler visited Florence twice. Here is an article on the same...http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=4482Commander Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602902461964252463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-63470996660716598692013-05-07T07:15:00.492-07:002013-05-07T07:15:00.492-07:00Here you can find some extra info about Ponte Vecc...Here you can find some extra info about Ponte Vecchio.<br /><br />1) The little houses going out from the bridge were there because once Ponte Vecchio was the bridge of the butchers. In that way all the blood and bad liquid inside the freshly killed animals were immediately disposed into the river.<br /><br />2) The big windows in the middle of Ponte Vecchio on the west side are there only from the 30s. They were opened by an order of Mussolini for the visit of Hitler to Florence. In that way he could have seen Florence from a nice windows instead of the little round ones created by Vasari<br /><br />3) The order in retreat of the Nazi from Florence said "all bridges down". Pontevecchio was mined as all the others bridges but it didn'explode. It might be another 3 reasons other than the one you mention...<br /><br />1- Luck. For some reason it didn't blow<br /><br />2- There was an homage to Hitler on that bridge. The big window. Blowing it up would be blowing an homage to the Furher. Something not realy nice for a Nazi.<br /><br />3- The engineer in charge understood the historical importance if the bridge and the "Pass through" ratio of a army. Not enough tanks and soldiers could have passed it in order to give problem to the German retreat.<br /><br />Another little thing. Probably immediately down from the Ponte Vecchio occurred the homicide that began to the Guelph-Ghibelline wars. But this is another story.<br /><br />Matteo Pierattininoreply@blogger.com