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Walls of Genoa
The Walls of Genoa are the successive rings of defensive walls, bastions and gates that encircle and overlook the city of Genoa. Built and expanded from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, the complex includes medieval gates, Renaissance sea-walls and the 17th-century 'New Walls' with linked forts along the ridges above the city.
Its prime
1633
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1633
The shape it held in its prime.
At their prime the Genoese walls form long continuous stone-and-earth ramparts and angled bastions along ridge-lines and the coastline, with high curtain walls punctuated by semicircular and triangular towers, gate passages, and counterscarp profiles. Materials are rough-hewn limestone and brick-faced masonry, worn but massive; crenellated parapets, earthen glacis and stone stair ramps connect bastions and walkway terraces. From the sea the silhouette reads as a long low fortified ridge interrupted by compact forts and a tall lighthouse.
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10 places to explore in 1633.
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