Castel del Monte, Puglia: vaulting
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA27710 |
| Artist/Photographer | Hance, Dennis
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Castel del Monte |
| Subject Date | 1249 |
| Image Date | 1990 |
| View | Interior |
| Style | Gothic |
| Medium | 35mm Transparency |
| Library Reference | DHI207 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
Dennis Hance / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
This massive octagonal castle crowning an isolated peak of the western Murge, was built by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen c. 1240-1249. It was purchased by the Italian State in 1876 in a state of ruin and was thereafter restored.
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Subject tags
castles, palaces, vaulting