Vaulted ceiling, Castel del Monte, Andria, Puglia, Italy
Marble pillars and ribbed cross vaults of a trapezoidal room on the upper 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
13433270
Media ID
45131289
Size
5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1240s Andria Apulia Bosse Castel Castidde Citadel Corinthian Puglia Rib-vaulted Semi-column Trapezoidal Vault Vaulted
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