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The Powder Magazine of Colle Aperto

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The Powder Magazine of Colle Aperto

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The Powder Magazine of Colle Aperto

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  • Location: Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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    March 27, 2022

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    A clearly visible symbol of power, the Castle of San Vigilio was for centuries the residence of the various rulers who succeeded one another in Bergamo.

    Located at 496 meters …
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    March 30, 2022

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    The powder magazine in Valletta di Colle Aperto was built at the end of the 16th century, in sandstone formed by superimposing a pyramid on a vaulted parallelepiped.

    2 meters thick and 7 meters high, the powder magazine guaranteed the waterproofness necessary for the good conservation of gunpowder, thanks to the padded lead top.

    The walls and powder magazines are an integral part of the city's defense system designed by the Serenissima.

    To date, they are practically the only Venetian military structures that have remained intact, as planned, also through the maintenance works carried out over time.
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    March 30, 2022

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    The Venetian powder magazines of Bergamo are two military structures that are part of the Venetian walls of Bergamo and were the rooms where gunpowder was stored, built during the Venetian occupation and put into disuse in the eighteenth century
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