“Fortezza Nuova” is New Fortress, where “new” means the year 1591. It was partly demolished in the 17th Century to make room for the new quarter of Venezia (Venice). The fortress is still completely surrounded by water and now is a public park or, better, it was until last January, when it was closed due to major acts of vandalism.
Probably it will reopen just in time, before the next local elections in June.See also: Fortezza Vecchia - Inside the Fortress - From the Fortress - Fortress with a Secret - Fortress from the Sky - The Fortress, at Last!
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7 comments:
LOL on the nuova. Very sad about the vandalism. It's beautiful to look at from the outside.
It seems like a nice place. I especially like the first photo with the sun and dark clouds. To bad that vandalism can close down an attraction like this, but unfortunately that's a problem here too:-(
Vandalism just baffles and angers me. It is a beautiful fortress, the top photo gives a good idea of the stronghold it was.
Wonderful, breaths history all aorund. Places like this, in every city, should be actively protected from vandalism, this is everyone's cultural heritage!
New in 1591? Truly amazing to compare to the part of the country I live in. The US is such a young country at only 200 years that it is always hard to believe how historic most parts of the world are. Glad to hear this is a park for all to enjoy. Thank you for your comments and I am glad you are enjoying the cactus. BTW, I also love the Three sets of Eyes. Great capture.
the presence of people (the boats) is diminishing the beauty of this place.
I just did a search in your blog for "fortress" — so this is what you mentioned in my blog. Yours is so much better preserved than ours. Intramuros was heavily damaged during the Spanish-American War and then again during WWII. Mostly, it's just the walls that survived. All the buildings within are just recreations, whether they're government-owned or private. At least they're required to keep the design faithful to the era.
I have many more photos of Intramuros to post, but we'll give those who aren't as interested in history as we are, a break every now and then ;)
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