In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence ... to the world-famous Uffizi Galleries, an art museum boasting works such as Sandro Botticelli ...

Much like London's Tower Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio was built to replace an earlier bridge. Once dominated by butchers, fishmongers and bakers, the original bridge was washed away during a flood in ...