https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lreFCh6RuCI&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=6&ab_channel=ComunediForlì Considered by some scholars to be the first Forlì cathedral, it stands in piazzetta Melozzo degli Ambrogi on the foundations of an older sacred building.The original orientation of the building was the opposite of the current one, so the entrance was facing the external part of the city, serving as an invitation to pilgrims…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlqK7TYIM4&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=3&ab_channel=ComunediForlì The Ravaldino Fortress is popularly known as the “Fortress of Caterina Sforza”. Built on the foundations of two pre-existing fortifications, it is situated on the highest part of the city, which has always been dedicated to defense. It was commissioned by Pino III Ordelaffi who, in 1471, commissioned the project to the architect Giorgio…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNIgzafIdw&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=3&ab_channel=ComunediForlì The square is the ancient “Campo dell’Abate” which was sold in 1212 by the prior of San Mercuriale to the Forlì community, which later became Piazza Grande and it is still today one of the most evocative squares in Italy, thanks to its size and the beauty of its enclosing buildings. It is located…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBkLlaBgsI&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=7&ab_channel=ComunediForlì To the north of the city center, and close to the strip gardens of Via Curte, over an area of 23 thousand square meters, the Monastero della Torre and the church of Santa Maria della Ripa are placed. Its history is long, ancient and complex. Construction work on the monastery dates back to 1474.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRSp16IcBKc&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=4&ab_channel=ComunediForlì The elegant building was erected in the 17th century in brown brick on the so-called “Guasto degli Orsi”, or on the ruins of the large Palazzo Orsi, of which Caterina Sforza, in 1488, ordered the complete destruction in retaliation following the murder of her first husband, Girolamo Riario, which took place on April 16…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RapVt4aj-14&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=5&ab_channel=ComunediForlì Casa Palmeggiani was built in the 15th century on ancient pre-existing structures. It is one of the most fascinating examples of 15th century architecture in the city, as well as one of the oldest existing buildings in Forlì.It was owned by the painter and architect from Forlì Marco Palmezzano, favorite pupil of Melozzo degli…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umqa4XvHmg&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=8&ab_channel=ComunediForlì Around the year 1000 Forlì was located on a sort of island, bordered by the Motone and Rabbi rivers.The tradition says that to remedy the frequent floods that devastated the city, the urban branch of the Rabbi was regimented to create the Ravaldino Canal.During the medieval period the entire stretch of the channel flowed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5OsdAWQXk&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=9&ab_channel=ComunediForlì In “Piazzetta Don Garbin” is placed the San Biagio Church. It stands on the ruins of the church of San Biagio in San Girolamo, which was demolished on the evening of Sunday 10th December 1944 during a German bombing. Forlì had been liberated by the Allies just a month earlier. The San Biagio Church…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0LNIYstvME&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=10&ab_channel=ComunediForlì Adjacent to Ordelaffi square stands the Forlì Duomo or Cathedral of Santa Croce, so-called because of the sacred relic that is kept in it. The cathedral stands on the ruins of an ancient parish church dating back to the twelfth century, but its current appearance is the result of the impressive rebuilding carried out…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2nozK9cZdo&list=PL-NRwxmjbWNxr1IMzogKDZSr7mMOSNR4j&index=11&ab_channel=ComunediForlì The Civic Tower is placed behind the Palazzo Comunale in the central square of Forlì, a symbol of the temporal power and the municipal identity of the city, it was built on the remains of an ancient watchtower of Roman origin and with the passing of time it increased gradually their functions. Over time,…