Palmanova, an Italian city with a star

Palmanova, an Italian city with a star

El Renacimiento It also meant a revolution in the field of urban planning in Italy. There the new fortification systems were invented for the cities that responded to the military advances of the time, so different from those of the medieval period. Thus were born the star-shaped walls with bastions and closed angles like those of the city of Palmanova, near Venice.

This new way of walling cities is known as "Italian trace", the antidote to the artillery of that time, which was quickly exported to the rest of Europe and left us with some jewels known as "star cities." Palmanova is one of the most beautiful examples, all a compliment to geometry.

Palmanova, an Italian city with a star

Palmanova is located 120 kilometers from Venice, in the Friuli region, whose historic center is completely pedestrianized. To access it, you must park your car in a parking lot outside. Its streets converge in the Piazza Grande, which occupies the center of the city drawing a perfect hexagon.

The effectiveness of the star-shaped walls of Palmanova ended with the development of new artillery weapons and in 1797, after almost three centuries of impregnability, the city was taken first by the Austrians and later by Napoleon. Even so, the fortress stellata of its citadel is preserved as part of the Italian historical heritage and is the great attraction that attracts thousands of tourists every year.

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