HERITAGE RECORD · 398

Castel del Monte

蒙特堡

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ215897 ↗

Inception1240

Area540 ha

Administrative areaQ13486

WikipediaCastel del Monte, Apulia ↗

Chinese Wikipedia蒙特城堡 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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