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The main symbols of my city are definitely the 40 kilometers of porticoes that cover all the historical center. In medieval age, they were built to increase the areas of the apartment over them, and to create a cover for the shops below. Today they are a protection for the people walking through them from the bad weather or the hot sun of the summer, but also from the car’s roads. There are many shops, cafes, restaurants or galleries from one side, but from the other side it’s possible to see how the urban landscape changes during the walk. Porticoes are a network that give to the walker a sense of continuity, protection and identity.
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