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The House of Grimaldi: Inside Medieval Monaco's Fight For Survival | Monaco (2022x105)

Air date: Sep 06, 2022

Built on a cliff more than 60 meters high, the Prince's Palace dominates Monaco and overlooks the sea. The construction work that started in 1215 and is still in progress today was a major challenge at the time: the construction of an imposing fortress to defend the Genoese Republic from potential attacks by its enemies.