Asti City Walls
The biggest building project carried out in Asti in the medieval commune period was the construction of the city walls .[1] Starting from a few fortifications surviving from the Roman and Lombard periods, between the 12th and the 14th centuries the Commune constructed over 7 kilometres of city wall in two rings which completely enclosed the residential centre of the city.
Of these only the north-west section has been conserved. In other parts of Asti the walls have been incorporated into buildings and only small sections are distinguishable.
Note
- ↑ Bera G. Asti edifici e palazzi nel medioevo.
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