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Castle of Monselice

Italy · 10th century

Founded
c. 914
Style
Romanesque architecture
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Monselice
Visitors
≈3,916 (2020)
Coordinates
45.24157°, 11.75305°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Castle of Monselice in Italy
Photo: Avalda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castello di Monselice is a complex of buildings made up of four main nuclei, plus a fortress, all built and renovated between the eleventh and the sixteenth century. The oldest part, on the right on entering through the gate into the Corte Grande, is the Castelletto, with the adjoining Casa Romanica, built between the 11th and the 12th century. On the left rises the massive outline of the tower of Ezzelino, of the 13th century. In the centre, as a connecting nucleus between the two existing buildings, the Palazzo Marcello was built in the 15th century. On the top of the hill stands a fortress built by Ezzelino III da Romano on the orders of the emperor Frederick II of Swabia.

Lastly, the castle library, which stands on the broad level area in front of the tower of Ezzelino, created in a pre-existing building at the end of the 16th century. The tower was built by Ezzelino III da Romano in the 13th century, as part of a military and defensive strengthening of the second circuit of the city walls. At the beginning of the 14th century, when the city was conquered by the Carraresi, the great halls of Ezzelino's palace were divided into rooms of smaller size, partly used as a civilian dwelling.

Machine-translated from “Castello di Monselice” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle of Monselice ranks #8,379 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #594 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 914, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 206 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Wikidata records about 3,916 visitors in 2020. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Padua, 21 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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