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 ...

The original 16th Century Bacchus statue is kept in the Bargello Museum in the centre of Florence. The replica stands on a street corner near the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Residents were outraged by ...

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 ...