Italy · 15th century
The Orsini-Colonna castle (Italian Castello Orsini-Colonna) is a castle in Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).
Castello Orsini was constructed in 1490 by Virginio Orsini and, in 1565, it was adapted by Marcantonio Colonna in fortified residence.
In 1915 it was deeply damaged by an earthquake. Following its restoration, now it is used as a picture gallery and multifunction space.
The squared building is protected by four circular towers at each corner. A circular tower was also in the middle of the internal courtyard, now demolished.
The castle had a moat and a drawbridge. The current main entrance was built by the Colonna family to celebrate the battle of Lepanto.
Text adapted from “Orsini-Colonna Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orsini-Colonna Castle ranks #4,782 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #346 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded 1490, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Avezzano, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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