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A City Was Designed as a Star and Surrounded by Geometric Walls: Palmanova Was Born Ready to Face the Artillery of the 16th Century

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Built in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the monumental city of Palmanova materializes the apex of the military engineering of the Italian Renaissance. The strategic settlement designed innovative defenses to neutralize the powerful enemy cannons in the 16th century. Why was the fortress built in star shape? During the late 16th century, the Republic of Venice...
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Built in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the monumental city of Palmanova materializes the apex of the military engineering of the Italian Renaissance. The strategic settlement designed innovative defenses to neutralize the powerful enemy cannons in the 16th century. Why was the fortress built in star shape? During the late 16th century, the Republic of Venice...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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