It was used once, in the important parties, to do the "Gazzara of artillerie". It was gunfire salutes of the artillery of the Walls, often inn sequence to the bulwarks in order to honor the patron saint or holy Cross or to emphasize the important civil and religious parties and simultaneously inform the residents about the obligation of campaigns reaching the city to pay homage in the prescribed manner and confirm their allegiance to the state of Lucca.
Bombers and the other figures in the historical renaissance dress enliven the underground and the San Frediano deck area where they will be exposed supellettili and artillery and the artillery of San Frediano platform will be placed during the day will shoot several times to "Gazzara" to remember training Corps Bombers of Walls took place in June 1524 and the miracle of San Paolino.
On the evening of 11 July a piece of artillery will fire blanks to begin the Luminara of San Paolino
On July 12, the gunboat San Donato door will be armed with tools gun with blanks in the form of guns black powder muzzle loading iìrinascimentali and at noon will beat the hour of noon, with the shot in uproar of artillery pieces as described above.
In the basement will be set up thematic exhibitions and the pitch will be animated by ricotstruzione the normal activity of a small garrison of Renaissance militias (cleaning of the guns, care of the canteen, meal preparation with dishes and cutlery vintage). The figures in sixteenth century costumes will explain the meaning of the uproar, the Miracle of St. Paolino, the birth of the body of Bombers of the Walls.
ARTILLERY GAZZARRA
Lucca,
Mura urbane, piataforma san Frediano
2017 july 8/12
free admission