l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Tower ▁or ▁Torre ▁dei ▁Ros si - C er chi ▁is ▁a ▁re construct ed ▁medieval ▁tower , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁hotel , ▁located ▁on ▁Via ▁Gu ic ci ard ini , ▁corner ▁Borg o ▁San ▁Jac opo , ▁in ▁the ▁Ol tr ar no ▁district ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁P onte ▁Vec chio ▁in ▁Florence , ▁region ▁of ▁T usc any , ▁Italy . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁present ▁tower ▁is ▁a ▁reconst ruction ▁after ▁the ▁prior ▁structure ▁was ▁entirely ▁raz ed ▁by ▁min ing ▁to ▁destroy ▁all ▁the ▁Flor ent ine ▁brid ges ▁over ▁the ▁Ar no ▁by ▁retre ating ▁German ▁forces ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁Two . ▁▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 2 0 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁Gu el ph ▁Ros si ▁family . ▁The ▁tower ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁house ▁were ▁partially ▁destroyed , ▁after ▁the ▁G hib ell ine ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mont ap ert i ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁inherited ▁at ▁first ▁by ▁the ▁Cer chi ▁family , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Can ig iani ▁family . ▁▁ ▁The ▁structure ▁is ▁presently ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Pitt i ▁Palace ▁al ▁P onte ▁Vec chio . ▁ ▁Bac chus ▁F ount ain ▁ ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁Bac chus ▁is ▁now ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁n iche ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁tower . ▁At ▁the ▁site , ▁this ▁statue ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁with ▁a ▁Roman ▁S arc oph ag us , ▁a ▁grouping ▁which