Despite being a very ancient and stratified city, Verona experienced a very important historical and architectural turning point during the 19th century. The period of the Napoleonic occupation was turbulent, but it contributed to numerous urban renewal projects, many of which, however, were only materially implemented later, under the Habsburg administration. Some of them are concentrated in Piazza Bra', which became the true living room of Verona on the occasion of the Congress of the Holy Alliance in 1822. The role of Verona as a stronghold of the Quadrilateral in an anti-Piedmontese function, however, justified a mainly military architectural effort, with interventions on several kilometers of ramparts, dozens of fortresses, barracks and other buildings connected to the Austro-Hungarian war apparatus.
Abstract
A visit dedicated to the nineteenth century can be modulated according to the logistical needs of each, including for example a walk along some stretches of ramparts between Porta Nuova and Porta San Zeno, or touching the area between the Austrian Arsenal, Palazzo Carli (headquarter of Radetzky) and the neoclassical buildings of Piazza Bra’. Also worthy of further study is the triangle between the Porta Vescovo, the Bastione delle Maddalene and the Provianda di Santa Marta, a splendid example of bread factory for the Austrian troops, now converted into a university building.
Durata del tour: a partire da 2 ore
Tariffa: a partire da 75€/h
