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CASTEL DEL MONTE ANDRIA |
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On the 29th January 1240, Emperor Frederick II signed a decree ordering Richard of Montefuscolo, the governor of Capitanata, to prepare the necessary materials for the construction of a castle near the Church (since disappeared)... |
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SWABIAN CASTLE BARLETTA |
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The original seat of the castle dates back to Norman times, while Frederick occupied the castle from 1225 to 1228. During the Crusades the castle became a regular shelter for knights returning or departing for the Holy... |
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SWABIAN CASTLE TRANI |
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Trani castle is one of the most beautiful examples of fortification erected in Puglia by Frederick II of Swabia. Its construction, which mirrors the shape of the Adriatic sea, began in 1233 and was completed in or around... |
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