Cristiano Busato
Cittadella (Padua)
The city walls of Cittadella are a rare example of medieval means of defense with a still practicable, perfectly preserved parapet walk.
It is one of the most beautiful means of defense in Europe.
The walls’ circumference is 1461 meters, its height 14 meters, the keeps reach a height of up to 30 meters. The average thickness of the walls is 2,10 meters. The four gates, 450 meters equidistant from each other, lie approximately along the four cardinal points. The surrounding walls are characterised by 4 keeps, 12 towers and 16 turrets.
Cittadella (Padua)
The city walls of Cittadella are a rare example of medieval means of defense with a still practicable, perfectly preserved parapet walk.
It is one of the most beautiful means of defense in Europe.
The walls’ circumference is 1461 meters, its height 14 meters, the keeps reach a height of up to 30 meters. The average thickness of the walls is 2,10 meters. The four gates, 450 meters equidistant from each other, lie approximately along the four cardinal points. The surrounding walls are characterised by 4 keeps, 12 towers and 16 turrets.