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2 unusual facts about Walls of Genoa


Walls of Genoa

The first known city walls were built in the 9th century, when thanks to Berengar II of Italy the city gained a wide autonomy, with subsequent economic development and population increase.

In 1820 the Engineering Military Corps of the Kingdom of Sardinia started to build a set of towers, externally to the walls, similar to Martello towers.



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