Ponte Alla Carraia And Gondola Stock Photography

Ponte alla carraia bridge alla carraia and three gondola on the sunset in florence italy... The first mention of the bridge (then built in wood) dates from 1218. Destroyed by a flood in 1274, it was soon reconstructed, but fell down again in 1304 under the weight of a crowd who had met to watch a spectacle. It was the first bridge in the city rebuilt after the 1333 flood, perhaps under design of Giotto....The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat but in florence exist too..., well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. The gondola is propelled like punting, except an oar is used instead of a pole