Walls of Grosseto

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42°45′43″N 11°07′03″E / 42.761806°N 11.1175°E / 42.761806; 11.1175TypeDefensive wallsSite informationOwnerCity of GrossetoControlled byGrand Duchy of Tuscany (1565–1859)Open to
the publicyesConditionWell-preserved or intactSite historyBuilt1565–93Built byCosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Architects involved:

Baldassarre Lanci (1565–71)
Marino Lanci (1571–74)
Simone Genga (1574–82)
Alessandro Pieroni (1587–93)

MaterialsBrick

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.

During the 19th century, under the rule of Leopold II, the walkways of the walls were demilitarized and transformed into gardens and promenades.

Fortifications

Bastions, or bulwarks

Bastione Rimembranza (Remembrance)
Bastione Fortezza (Fortress) – it incorporates the ancient 14th century Sienese fortress
Bastione Maiano
Bastione Cavallerizza (Equestrian)
Bastione Molino a Vento (Windmill)
Bastione Garibaldi

City gates

Porta Nuova (New Gate)
Porta Vecchia (Old Gate) – 14th-century gate, surviving the demolition of the ancient Sienese walls
Porta Corsica

Bibliography

Beranger, Eugenio Maria (1987). Fonti per lo studio delle mura di Grosseto dal 1767 al 1950 (PDF). Rome: Paleani Editore.
Boschi, Mariano (2014). Grosseto e le sue mura. Ghezzano: Felici Editore.
Polito, Concetta; Marri, Alessandro; Perin, Luca (1990). Le mura di Grosseto. Rilievi e studi per il recupero. Florence: Alinea Editrice.
Giorgio Spini (1983). "I Medici e l'organizzazione del territorio". Storia dell'arte italiana. Momenti di architettura. Turin: Giulio Einaudi. pp. 202–207.