Italy Apulia Andria

picture with the view of the front of Castel del Monte

2013
04/13
NIKON D7000, 11.0-16.0 mm f/2.8 @ f/16.0 1/20, ISO 100
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The building is full of symbolic meanings, especially the ocatagon figure. The octagon is the figure on wich is based the planimetry of the structure. It pheraps derived from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Aachen Cathedral.

Castel del Monte FrederickII Andria Murge Apulia Italy Picture World Heritage Site