Palmanova, the Star-Shaped Town
Palmanova is a small town located in the north-western Italian region of Friuli, at less than 100 km from Venice. The Great Council of the Serenissima (also known as the Venetian Republic) needed a well-protected outpost to protect its eastern frontier from the Ottoman attacks. Initially, the project was assigned to Leonardo da Vinci, who […]
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