Italy · Demolished
Rocca Paolina
The Rocca Paolina was a Renaissance fortress built in Perugia between 1540 and 1543 by order of Pope Paul III, designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its construction razed large parts of the historic city, burying streets and medieval buildings; the fortress was later damaged and finally demolished in 1861, leaving underground passages and fragments of wall and a bastion that have since been uncovered and restored.
First raised
1540
Its prime
1543
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1543
The shape it held in its prime.
A mid-16th-century Renaissance fortress occupying a large portion of Perugia's hilltop, consisting of continuous heavy masonry curtain walls and projecting bastions. Its footprint covered former streets and medieval buildings, many of which were buried to form vaulted underground passageways now known as the via Bagliona. The exterior presented long supporting walls along viale Indipendenza and a prominent bastion at via Marzia; at its prime the complex was complete and intact, with subterranean corridors revealing underlying medieval foundations.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1543.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Rocca Paolina — including 3 interiors: underground via bagliona, bastion at via marzia (interior), site of the burgh of santa giuliana (baglioni residences). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Rocca Paolina with the fires lit.
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