The debased statue in question stands on a street corner near the Ponte Vecchio. It is a copy of the 16th-century work by the sculptor Giambologna, and the original is kept in the nearby Bargello ...

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 ...