Palmanova: what the most ideal city in the world looks like (15 photos)

This magnificent walled city in Italy boasts rich history, amazing architecture and unique character, but its main value is the idea on which it was built. Creators inspired by Thomas More's Utopia and its main theme: equality.





The city of Palmanova is famous for its concentric fortress and a structure nicknamed the star fort.



Palmanova is a city in Italy built during the Renaissance. according to the ideals of utopia. It is a concentric walled city in star-shaped, with three nine-sided ring roads, intersecting on the main streets, diverging rays.





During the Renaissance, there were many incarnations of ideas utopias - both societies and cities. Utopia was considered a place where perfection reigned in all strata of society.



Also, the shape of the fortress embodied cosmological ideas, reflecting the religious beliefs of the time. It is believed that this is the most perfect of all geometries.



The commune deliberately got rid of the variety and monotonous environment.



The fortress consists of 9 ravelins, 9 bastions, 9 lunettes and 18 cavaliers.



The bell tower of the cathedral, erected in 1776, was deliberately made low so that enemies attacking the city cannot see the cathedral due to city walls.



The city has about 5400 inhabitants, and its area is only 13 square kilometers.



However, the city has a very low crime rate and virtually no poverty.






But full of charm!