Castel del Monte
Dublin Core
Title
Castel del Monte
Subject
Culture,Immovable Culture Heritage,Tourism
Description
Castel del Monte is a castle located on a hilltop in Andria, within the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy. The castle was constructed in the 1240s by King Frederick II who was King of Sicily, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Jerusalem, and Holy Roman Emperor. Frederick II lived from 1194 to 1250. Castel del Monte is widely considered to be one of the architectural triumphs of King Frederick II’s 40 year reign, and is noted for its outstanding integration of Northern European and Islamic architecture along with its unique octagonal shape for the time period. For these reasons, the castle was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. Today, the castle still remains in good condition, a condition similar to that as it would have had when it was first built. The castle has a diameter of 56 metres and its main outer wall is 25 metres high.
Source
wordlheritage2022
Date
1240
Contributor
JosephCameron
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
386
Date Submitted
09/04/2022
References
https://www.italia.it/en/castel-del-monte-the-citadel-of-mysteries , https://www.charmingpuglia.com/en/castel-del-monte.html
Extent
5600cm x 5600cm x 2500cm
Medium
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/398/
Spatial Coverage
current,41.08474118011383,16.270934343338016;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Castel del Monte
Object
https://www.casteldelmonte.beniculturali.it/en/1/home?language=en
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Building
Place
Contrada Castel del Monte Ex, Strada Statale 170, 76123 Andria BT, Italy
Prim Media
617
End Date
Current
Status
public
Condition
1
Contact
jmc42@st-andrews.ac.uk
Collection
Citation
“Castel del Monte,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/618.
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