Ponte Vecchio
The Ponte Vecchio is in Italy over the Arno River. Before construction, many other bridges were in the same spot but kept getting swept away by floods. The city built the current bridge in 1345. They recouped the cost of construction by allowing shops on the bridge. In 1595, the government prevented butchers from using the shops to keep the bridge clean. As for the architecture, three segmental arches compose Ponte Vecchio.