Via Anelli Wall
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The Via Anelli Wall is a three metre high wall built of steel with a length of eighty four metres, which encircles the Via Anelli quarter of Padua, northern Italy.[1] The quarter contains six apartment blocks that house roughly one and a half thousand people. The area used to be popular with students, but now is mainly populated by people from Africa seeking asylum in Italy.[2]
The building of the wall was motivated by the extreme high crime rate in this quarter.[3] [4] In particular the estate has been the scene of mass rioting between gangs made up of immigrants from Nigeria and Morocco as well as being well known for drug dealing. The construction of the wall, which is equipped with a checkpoint, was completed in two days; some opponents have dubbed it Padua's Berlin Wall[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Out of sight, out of mind. The Guardian Unlimited (August 14 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
- ^ Owen, Richard (August 11 2006). Ring of steel locks in immigrants. Times On Line. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Padua Erects Wall to Combat Immigrant Violence. Corriere Della Sera - (English translation). Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
- ^ Italy's great wall designed to seal in the criminals. The Sidney Morning Herald (August 12 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Padua builds wall in drugs battle. BBC News (August 11 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
The Wall has been demolished between September and October 2007.
