Castello di Trani, a castle built in the 1200s on the Adriatic coast at Trani in Puglia (Apulia), Italy, by Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily and Duke of Swabia, Frederick II (1194 - 1250). It is a fine example of Swabian defensive architecture, modelled on Crusader castles of the Holy Land.
Trani, Province of Barletta, Puglia (Apulia), Italy: the Castle (Castello di Trani), built 1233 - 1249 by Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily and Duke of Swabia, Frederick II (1194 - 1250), as part of a defensive system to protect his Kingdom of Sicily. Swabia was an historic region in southwestern Germany and the castle is considered one of the finest examples of Swabian defensive architecture. The castle was modelled on Crusader castles of the Holy Land, which in turn were modelled on Roman castra or forts, with a quadrangular base, reinforced by four square towers. It was modified in the 1500s, with the advent of firearms, by Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and in the 1800s became a prison. Trani, a town with a small harbour and important centre of the wine trade, is located on the Adriatic coast in south east Italy. It was founded by the Romans and later dominated by the Byzantine Empire and Lombards. It flourished under the Normans and Swabian (Hohenstaufen) kings of Sicily as a result of trade with the Middle East. The medieval part of the town includes the castle, built 1233 - 1249 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the 1100s Ognissanti Church of the Knights Templar, and the Romanesque-Apulian Cathedral, begun in1094 and dedicated to saint Peregrinus (Nicola Pellegrino), a young Greek pilgrim who died at Trani.
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Location: Castle, Castello di Trani, Puglia, Apulia, Italy
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