Saturday, November 10, 2012

A Building on the Rampart

Palazzo di Francesco, Canaviglia bastion, Fortezza Vecchia, Old Fortress, LivornoThe “Canaviglia” bastion of the “Fortezza Vecchia” (Old Fortress) seen from the Capitaneria pier of the “Porto Mediceo”. The building on top of the rampart is the “Palazzo di Francesco”, built by Francesco I de' Medici. Just behind it we can see the “Mastio di Matilde”, which was the keep of the fortress. On the right, in background, the bell tower of “San Ferdinando”. (Picture taken last August)

See also: Fortezza Vecchia - Canaviglia - Palazzo di Francesco - Mastio di Matilde - San Ferdinando
Search labels: Fortezza Vecchia
External links: Francesco I de' Medici (Wikipedia)
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9 comments:

  1. RandyNovember 10, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    That's impressive.

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  2. Babzy.BNovember 10, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    very nice architecture and good weather:)

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  3. Luis GomezNovember 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    This is really nice VP.

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  4. UnknownNovember 10, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Really interesting and unusual!

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  5. cieldequimperNovember 10, 2012 at 7:09 PM

    I'm trying to imagine all this in days gone by...

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  6. DinaNovember 10, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    Is this combination unusual or does it just look that way to me because I don't know any others?

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  7. Traveling HawkNovember 10, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I think the added part would look better if it would be restored to the old look.

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  8. JackNovember 11, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    I'll bet this is an exciting place to be during a raging storm.

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  9. AriannaNovember 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    Magnifica veduta! Ciao, Arianna

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