Reggio Emilia

Botte Bentivoglio, hydraulic construction (Botte Bentivoglio, costruzione idraulica)

Edited by

Daniele Pascale

Production buildings

Other denominations

Botte Bentivoglio, costruzione idraulica/ Botte Bentivoglio/impianto idrovoro del Torrione

D'Este's People

Alfonso II, Francesco III

Description

The Botte Bentivoglio, built in 1576 at the behest of Cornelio Bentivoglio, who had received the fiefdom of Gualtieri from the Este family, is an interesting example of late Renaissance hydraulic engineering that is still in operation.

Gallery

Useful information

Address

via Matteotti, snc

Municipality

GUALTIERI

Hamlet

Torrioni

Province

Reggio Emilia

Visitability of the place

Visitable only externally

Themes

Bonifica

Website

http://www.4000luoghi.re.it/luoghi/gualtieri/impianto-idrovoro-torrione-botte-bentivoglio.aspx

Website

http://ilpaesaggiodellabonifica.it/#primoitinerario-labottebentivoglio

Tourer

https://www.tourer.it/mappa?id=2131

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