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Cultural · 1996
Castel del Monte
ItalyTHE SHORT STORY
Castel del Monte skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1996 som kulturarv i Italy. Platsen hör till regionen Europe and North America.
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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1996.
UNESCOWhen the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic.
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