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    1. Rocca Estense di Lugo – View of Monte Querzola loop from Lugo

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    November 22, 2022

    Sources tell us of a first fortified nucleus as early as the 10th century ...
    The sources also tell us that the Faentines destroyed the fortress in 1218 and from this moment on it was rebuilt several times and at different times until the fourteenth century.
    ... the name Rocca Estense reflects the period of its maximum flowering, i.e. under the Este domination, from 1437 to 1598. In fact, the most significant changes to the fortress date back to this period.
    Ercole I d'Este transformed the parade ground into a citadel by equipping it with a wall, towers and a moat to defend it. Subsequently, Duke Alfonso II d'Este had the citadel demolished and used the resulting materials to build the ramparts on the south, east and west sides. Following these interventions, the Rocca changed its appearance assuming the form of a bastioned fortress typical of the late sixteenth century.
    With the passage to the Papal State, the Rocca lost its castle characteristics. The creation of a Hanging Garden is the main modification of this period which can be dated to the end of the 18th century. It is a suggestive place today accessible through the internal courtyard of the Rocca.


    (Source: ilromagnolo.info/rubriche/luoghi/rocca-estense-di-lugo )

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      Location: Lugo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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