Rondella delle Boccare, Venetian bastion in Verona, Italy
The Rondella delle Boccare features circular walls measuring 32 meters in diameter with an 8-meter thickness and a central pillar supporting the vaulted structure.
Built between 1522 and 1525, this fortification was part of Venice's defensive upgrades to adapt the city walls of Verona for gunpowder warfare.
The name Boccare refers to the circular openings in the vault that functioned as ventilation shafts for gunpowder smoke during military operations.
The structure contains internal chambers that were converted into operating rooms and shelters during wartime, demonstrating its adaptation to civilian protection needs.
The circular fortress includes a central mushroom-shaped pillar and maintains its original architectural elements from the 16th-century Venetian military engineering.
Location: Verona
Address: Via Ippolito Nievo
GPS coordinates: 45.45077,10.99864
Latest update: March 7, 2025 15:13
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