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Walls of Grosseto | |
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Mura di Grosseto | |
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy | |
Coordinates | 42°45′43″N11°07′03″E / 42.761806°N 11.1175°E |
Type | Defensive walls |
Site information | |
Owner | City of Grosseto |
Controlled by | Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1565–1859) |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Well-preserved or intact |
Site history | |
Built | 1565–93 |
Built by | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Architects involved:
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Materials | Brick |
The Walls of Grosseto (Italian : mura di Grosseto), known also as Medicean Walls (Italian : mura medicee), are a series of defensive brick walls surrounding the city of Grosseto in southern Tuscany, Italy.
The fortifications were commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, after the conquest of the Republic of Siena and its annexation to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The walls were designed by engineer-architect Baldassarre Lanci in 1564. Construction began in 1565 and was completed in 1593.
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43°45′46.95″N11°15′23.48″E
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