The “Common Man” installation on Ponte alle Grazie was vandalised overnight. The body has been recovered near the Circolo Canottieri, but the head is still missing.
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Tag: Arno river
Man pulled from River Arno near Santa Trinita Bridge in Florence
A 26-year-old man was rescued from the River Arno on Tuesday evening amid strong currents caused by recent rainfall.
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Florence Seen from Above at Christmas
A new aerial video by Florence TV shows Florence’s historic centre during the Christmas season, with streets and squares illuminated by festive decorations.
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1966 Flood: Florence Still Learning from the Arno river
On 4 November 1966 the Arno burst its banks, turning streets into canals, shutting down power, and damaging some of the world’s most important artworks.
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Arno River Powers Florence: 25% of City’s Energy from Hydropower
This output is equivalent to the needs of about 20,000 households. The overall investment amounts to 80 million euros.
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THE PIC OF THE WEEK
The pic of the week is reflections and symmetry on the Arno river by Loretta Salvini. You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one.
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the flood
The 1966 flood of the Arno river in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. 50 years later the city of Florence commemorate that natural disaster.
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A walkway over the Arno river along the chasm
The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, aims to finalize the Arno walkway created few days ago to help to restore Lungarno Torrigiani, where a 200-meter-long hole opened up May 25, 2016.
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Florence hole created 5 mln euros damages
An initial estimate of the damage created by a 200-meter-long hole that opened up May 25, 2016 in the Lungarno in Florence is of five million euros.
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The first great flood of Arno today… in 1333
The first great recorded flood of the Arno was today (November 4) in 1333. It killed more than 3,000 people, according to Giovanni Villani’s chronicle.
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