Walkway Along The Perimeter In The Fortress Of Vignola Near Modena, Italy. Editorial Image

Pictured is a walkway along the perimeter in the Fortress of Vignola near Modena, Italy. The walkways made possible surveillance. They were built at the beginning of the 15th century and took twenty years to be completed. The Fortress of Vignola is also known as the Castle. It was known from 1178. It was turned into a patrician residence by the Contrari family in the Renaissance era. Once the Contrari line became extinct, the Fortress was acquired by the Boncompagni-Ludovisi family in 1577. It was ceded in 1998 to the Foundation of Vignola.