Castello a Mare, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Keep, Arab-Norman period, also incorporating a Spanish era building, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The keep was originally on the corner of the fort and twice its current height. It has a square tower and turrets with arrow slits. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13444706
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45159082
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7087px x 4526px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
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Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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