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shape, consistent with the Renaissance conception of the city, and the pursuit of features of extreme functionality of the complex were the two main causes that led to the choice of the pentagonal shape for the construction of citadels. The study of fortifications, in which every single technical-geometric element is carefully dosed in order to achieve the most suitable shape and size, sees the maintenance of a physical centrality as a necessary element to be able to reconcile and mold the shape of the fortress with the characteristics of the surrounding territory. Hence the choice of a five-sided, elongated shape rather than an equilateral one. In the second half of the century, after several realizations, the pentagonal shape would be chosen, as in the
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Stirpio delivered to Smeraldi, was later declined in detail by the Deputies to the Reparation, who arranged to "have the bastion of the Stradella of this city destroyed for the benefit of the said building, and from the said Bastion all the following wall, beginning from the said bastion and coming up to half of the bastion of Porta Nova..." Letter dated October 17, 1591, Municipal Archives, envelope 754.
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body painting. Through this experience, it is possible for the children to showcase their skills and abilities in the artistic context. In parallel, musical performances are held, with DJ sets and concerts also organized by the students. At the end of the day, a jury of students and professors eventually awards prizes to those who are judged the best.
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synthetic soccer fields and a basketball court were to be built in the lower part of the Citadel, but this has not happened yet. In the upper part of the ramparts, the use of which for jogging is frequent, the time championship system was installed, through which citadel-goers can consult their activity data on a scoreboard.
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12, 1590 Alexander replied, "The Pope's inclination, tending more and more every day to show at our house the little will he holds, it seems to me that we should put our hand to it as soon as possible..." In Archivio di Stato di Parma (ASP), Governo Farnesiano, Fabbriche ducali e fortificazioni, busta n°3, Castello di Parma.
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In a letter to Cardinal Odoardo, Governor Ceserini writes: " Stirpio is so much at odds with these engineers, and the engineers and commissioners and superior ministers are also so much at odds with him, that it is impossible that work can be done, and (what is worse) there is competition on one side
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Zorzi and Morosini drafted a report in October 1598 at the end of the inspection: "The quality of the soil is excellent, being very tenacious and chalky; which also brings great convenience, since the ditch itself comes to supply the material for making the stones..." In ASP, coll. cit., envelope no.
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The citadel historically had only two entrances, located one in the northern part of the complex, facing the city, and the other in the southern part, facing what was then the countryside. The entrance facing the city was crowned by a gate of monumental character, while the one facing the outside was
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In a letter dated 17 August 1590, the Duke ordered "that the work be begun as soon as possible and that it be carried out with such speed and order that it will be visible in the defences and that the guard and artillery will be in place in a few days, so that if anyone had thought of disturbing us,
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built, which – combined with the continuous transit of artillery pieces and military units – earned it the new name arranged by Charles III, "War Square." The last changes were finally made after World War II: first the barracks were demolished and then, as a result of the city's expansion, the moat
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In 1747, on the other hand, it was a survey by engineer Borelli that raised the need for interventions on the ramparts and curtains: conservation defects were found in the faces of the Bastions of San Francesco, Sant'Alessandro, Santa Maria and San Giovanni and in the curtain between the latter two.
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Seeking at all costs to complete the work, he did not hesitate to make decisions discordant with the will of the city community and, at times, of Alessandro himself. Disagreements between Brunelli and the administrators grew as time went on, to the point that it became a recurring practice, in order
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The choice of the pentagonal shape adopted for the citadel of Parma has its roots in the long debate that took place during the 15th and 16th centuries about what was the right number of bastions to give the structure for better defensibility for strategic purposes. The maintenance of a radiocentric
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The "Note of the orders given to me Smeraldo by S.m Gio. Ant.o on September 30, 1591" read, "All the city walls, the Bastion of the Hermits, the platform of S. Cristoforo with all the wall up to the front of the castle gate should be repaired..." The indication, also reported in the "memorial" that
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On November 20, 1589, Ranuccio wrote to his father to warn him of the situation, speaking of "some speeches that are being made in Parma on behalf of the new Castle that someone is putting into consideration that Your Highness cannot build the said Castle without license from the Pope...." On March
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On an annual basis, the Citadel park hosts the Art and Creativity Day, an event in which various students, from the city's leading high schools, come together to display and admire some of the various types of work they have created, such as paintings, drawings, comics, photographs, sculptures, and
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In order to choose the site for the fortress, the conformation of the land was studied, looking for land that could provide materials to build it, and the arrangement of the surrounding waterways, so as to facilitate the operation of the moats. The choice thus fell on the southern part of the city,
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abandoned their favorable attitude toward the construction of the Citadel. The duke nevertheless decided to proceed with the construction, partly in light of the tension with neighboring states and to resist possible invasions. Nonetheless, the Citadel was never used for defensive purposes and was
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Smeraldo Smeraldi is credited with many designs of the fortress. Stirpio himself drew on his expertise by providing solutions to various problems with particular effort. Among Smeraldi's most important designs are: the plan of the fortress (which includes measurements of some of its elements), a
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The restoration, which could count on funding of 2.2 million euros, started with the care of the gardens, which cover more than 120000 m between the part inside the walls and the one outside, through pruning works, planting of new trees and landscaping of the lawns. In a second phase, some
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On 30 July 1592, Ranuccio wrote to his father: "As far as the Castle is concerned, it is in a very good state of repair, but it is being worked on slowly, since there are no more than six hundred people due to a lack of money. The ramparts, particularly those on the squares and those that look
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at the time of the construction, it is not certain whether or not Ranuccio faithfully followed the directives left to him by his father. On the other hand, some documents attest to the difficulties related to some problems that arose during the construction of the citadel, which prolonged the
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In the 19th century, some ramparts collapsed and were rebuilt, thus the occasion was taken to raise the walls and make them less easy to storm. Between 1842 and 1859, moreover, two barracks and a warehouse reserved for artillery and trailing materials were built in the fortress, effectively
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and begun in 1562. Moreover, although the search for precise geometries is noticeable, it is possible to observe a desire to abandon a certain formal closure in favor of a figurative openness toward the medieval structure and the study of urban structure marked by the presence of the river.
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to discredit his opponent, to deliberately allow him to make design mistakes. In this climate, it ended up that in 1592 Brunelli was sent back to Flanders on the express order of the duke, who appointed Bresciani in his place, joined by Smeraldo Smeraldi, thus stabilizing the situation.
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and entrusted to the engineers Giovanni Antonio Stirpio de' Brunelli and Genesio Bresciani with the collaboration of Smeraldo Smeraldi. To build it, the Maggiore canal was diverted, whose course was joined with that of the Comune canal up to the Porta Nuova (today's Barriera Farini).
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construction time beyond what was expected. First of all, already at the beginning of the works, a substantial disagreement emerged between Brunelli and the ducal officials, who imposed restrictions related to the construction time. In addition, the meddling of
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towards the Porta di San Micheli, are showing many cracks, and I doubt that it was easy to maintain them this winter. The disorder came from the lack of diligence that was put into making them, but Genese is repairing them as best he can. "
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From the beginning, the construction of the Citadel required a huge financial effort, inevitably attracting various interests throughout the area. Alessandro intended to entrust his household with the economic burden of building the
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In Saccardi's deed of August 29, 1596, Carra "undertakes to give all the stones that will be needed, and to work according to the design made by Mr. Simone Moschino, consistent with the parts and measures below declared." In
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perimeter of the city. To follow the project, however, the bastions of Stradella and Porta Nuova were torn down. The latter, commissioned by Ottavio Farnese in 1573, was rebuilt along the perimeter of the new walls.
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The last step of the project was the installation of a bar, toilets and changing rooms at the youth hostel, the creation of an area equipped with children's games in the central part and the removal of
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Starting in 1818, the Citadel became home to the Military College, which was later renamed the Military School and relocated. Subsequently, the fortress underwent significant modifications:
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Una Cittadella e una città (il Castello Nuovo farnesiano di Parma, 1589-1597): tensioni sociali e strategie politiche attorno alla costruzione di una fortezza urbana
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Work on the construction of the citadel began in 1591, under the supervision of the ducal engineer Giovanni Antonio Stirpio de' Brunelli. Prince
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transforming the Citadel from a defensive structure into a barracks, a function to which it had in fact been permanently destined since the
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in 1748, except for the Napoleonic interlude (1802-1814) and the first part of the second Habsburg rule over the Duchy. During the rule of
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from intervening in its realization. The Citadel thus became a symbol of Parma's renewal, surpassing in prestige the Parco Ducale built by
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in Angera stone, is to the north, while the other, the Porta del Soccorso, is to the south. The main entrance gate, designed by
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not only could they not do it, but they would not be able to do it in time " In ASP, coll. cit., envelope no. 3.
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Giovanni Antonio Stirpio de' Brunelli da Busseto ingegnere ed architetto militare di Alessandro Farnese
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Over the centuries the Citadel underwent several transformations. The first were arranged by the dukes
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soon converted into a prison, causing speculation that the duke had conceived it as a repressive tool.
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survey of the outline of the Citadel and the city walls, and a section of the moats and ramparts.
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The scholar Emilio Casa, who discussed the condition of the Citadel from 1734 to the duchy of
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In 1591 there were about three thousand people on the site, including women and children. In
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The construction of the Citadel entailed several non-negligible consequences for the city of
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Nella spirale della crisi, popolazione, mercato e prezzi a Parma tra il Cinque e il Seicento
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and built by Giambattista Carra in 1596, has been preserved without later modifications.
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Restauro delle mura e nuovi impianti sportivi: presentata la Cittadella del futuro
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Alessandro Farnese, who in his youth had the opportunity to learn from his father
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Sixteenth-century map of the city of Parma in the early days of the duchy.
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of 1596, the design of the main gate was said to have been conceived by
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1591 under Duke Alessandro Farnese - 1599 under Duke Ranuccio I Farnese
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and the other that the partner makes a mistake..." 3 February 1592.
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precisely to give it greater dignity than other cities, including
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Created for defensive purposes, and for this reason equipped with
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called the "Relief Gate." Consistent with what is reported in a
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The Citadel was restored in 2009 at the request of the City of
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had a barracks built there that was higher than the walls, and
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Restoration of the Santa Maria Bastion at the Citadel of Parma.
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Sangallo's signature feature, found in the palace-fortress of
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the fortress housed an infantry regiment and its parades.
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Guidoni, E.; A. Marino (1991). "La cittadella di Parma".
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L'architettura a Parma sotto i primi Farnese: 1545-1630
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Parma
Emilia-Romagna

Citadel of Parma is located in Italy
44°47′36″N 10°19′52″E / 44.793277°N 10.3311°E / 44.793277; 10.3311
Italian
pentagonal
fortress
Emilian city
Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Alessandro Farnese
ramparts
moats
barracks
bastions
facade
Simone Moschino

Alessandro Farnese
Otto Venius
Ottavio
duchy
Francesco Paciotto
Antwerp
Ranuccio
Ottavio Farnese
Piacenza
Pope Paul III
Papal States
scale

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