Castel del Monte World Heritage Site

Official name

Castel del Monte | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Communes of Andria and Corato, Province of Bari, Puglia Region
41.8480° Lat, 16.2709° Lon | Map

Code

398

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. When 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.