Pescaia di Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Weir)
Lungarno Vespucci
Florence, May 2022
“The weir is an artificial barrage on the river that made it possible to properly channel and convey water in order to exploit it to produce energy for hydraulic factories. The Santa Rosa weir was located in the area of Cascine Park (the other large weir of Florence was the one of San Niccolò, situated in the area of the homonymous gate). It took the water to a fulling mill outside the city. Its structure is still visible today.” (Santa Rosa Weir, Scientific Itineraries in Tuscany)
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