Fortezza da Basso

Fortezza da Basso

Year

1534

Type

building

Massive pentagonal fortification built by Alessandro de' Medici in 1534 to designs attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, conceived not to defend Florence from external enemies but to control the city's own population. Its bastions …

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