Room, Castel del Monte, Andria, Puglia, Italy
End 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
13433275
Media ID
45125942
Size
5138px x 3595px
(5.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1240s Andria Apulia Castel Castidde Citadel Corinthian Puglia Rib-vault Semi-column Trapezoidal Vault Vaulted
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