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submitted 2 years ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/castles@lemm.ee

Castel del Monte is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily.

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[-] ElectricCattleman@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

This castle was likely the inspiration for High Hedge in the original Baldur's Gate https://baldursgate-9.obsidianportal.com/wikis/high-hedge-the

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I was just about to ask if this was the case. Thank you!

[-] BluesF@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago

Beautiful and bleak, like brutalism come early.

[-] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

That's on the italian 1 cent coin

[-] unreachable@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

old futuristic silo

[-] Heywood@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

It gives me Arabic vibes. Or maybe Persian - if it weren't for the trees, I would never think "Italy".

What was the purpose of the castle? It seems small to have a fairly large interior courtyard.

[-] aliceblossom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure this where the blind archers in Samurai Jack live.

[-] kenoh@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Magnificent!

this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2023
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