Citadel of Bergamo
Hospitium
Magnum
That is what remains of the famous citadel
of a fortification that
the Viscontis had it built when they imposed
their lordship over Bergamo. In
originally a fort was built on the
hill of San Giovanni, where the
Seminar, which was then joined by the great
building called Hospitium Magnum,
intended to the garrison, the armory and the stores. A complex that had more the task of garrisoning the city that the defense against external enemies.
intended to the garrison, the armory and the stores. A complex that had more the task of garrisoning the city that the defense against external enemies.
The construction of the Citadel was later used
to the home of the Venetian captain
and its great spaces continued
to be used to store supplies
of cereals and for warehouses. During the period of French domination
and with the Austrians military use
continued but with a progressive deterioration,
which the restoration ended between 1958 and
1960, where he came from
returned the building its appearance
native to. Later the Museum was established in the Citadel
Civic of Natural Sciences Enrico
Caffi and the Civic Archaeological Museum.
The first is known for the presence of very ancient ones
fossils, including the deer discovered
in 2001 in Val Borlezza, which has been preserved
for 700,000 years, and one of the oldest
flying reptiles never found, dating back to
about 220 million years ago, discovered in
a quarry in Cene, in the Seriana Valley.
They are collected in the Archaeological Museum
finds from Bergamo and the Bergamo area
ranging from prehistory
to the early medieval age. Of particular interest
the frescoes of a Roman domus
came to light in Bergamo Alta, in via
Arena.
Not far from the Cittadella, to the side
of the Venetian powder magazine, there is the Garden
Botanist Lorenzo Rota, who offers a
beautiful view of the Upper Town and where it is
possible to observe native species,
exotic, Mediterranean, aquatic, carnivorous.
Between the Citadel and the houses in the centre
Piazza Mascheroni, dominated by the historical town, is located
from the Campanella tower, with clock
dating
to 1520 when it was built to concentrate the
mercantile activities
with the name of Piazza Nova. Negotiations took place under a loggia which was later incorporated in an eighteenth-century palace. In the center of the square stands out the marble band of a well fed by a large cistern, which was built after construction of the walls to ensure abundant water supplies in case of siege. Civic Museum of Natural Sciences Enrico Caffi. Visiting times vary depending on the winter or summer period.
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with the name of Piazza Nova. Negotiations took place under a loggia which was later incorporated in an eighteenth-century palace. In the center of the square stands out the marble band of a well fed by a large cistern, which was built after construction of the walls to ensure abundant water supplies in case of siege. Civic Museum of Natural Sciences Enrico Caffi. Visiting times vary depending on the winter or summer period.