Capital, Castel del Monte, Andria, Puglia, Italy
Corinthian capital and marble pillar supporting ribbed cross vaults of a trapezoidal room on the ground floor of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. Each floor consists of 8 trapezoidal rooms, with a ribbed cross vault held up by semi-columns over the central area. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13433284
Media ID
45112331
Size
5616px x 3744px
(9.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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