THE TERRITORY: HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
The figure of a great architect
dominates this particular period,
that of Michele Sanmicheli who
designed the gateways to the city
- Porta Nuova, Porta Palio, Porta
San Zeno and Porta Vescovo.
During the period of Austrian
domination Verona becomes the
lynch-pin of a perfect defensive
system of fortresses and walls
known as the "Quadrilatero".
Bastions and fortresses guard
the city, and both civil and
military architecture flourishes
(Palazzo Barbieri and the
Arsenal).
