Castello Caldora

Cantelmo-Caldora Castle
Castello Cantelmo-Caldora
Pacentro
Cantelmo-Caldora Castle in Pacentro
Cantelmo-Caldora Castle
Coordinates	42.051643°N 13.995472°E / 42.051643; 13.995472
Type	Castle
Site history
Built	11th-14th century

Castello Cantelmo-Caldora (Italian for Cantelmo-Caldora Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pacentro, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).[1]

History

The castle was built before the 14th-15th century, because at this time was made its first restructuring. The most common assumption is that it dates back to the 11th-13th century, that is the age of the truncated tower placed at the north-east of the castle.[2]

A main upgrades was completed in the second half of the 15th century, when the Orsini family built circular towers. Also the construction of the wall with a trapezoidal base is dated back to this period.

Architecture

The base of the castle is with a trapezoidal shape. In the corners there are towers with a squared base: as of today, only three of them are still in place. There are also three circular bastions. The 17th century facade of the castle gives on a square where is placed also the church of Saint Mary Major.

References

1. "Castello Cantelmo-Caldora" (in Italian). Regione Abruzzo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
2. Latini, Marialuce (2000). "Pacentro (AQ), Il castello". Guida ai Castelli d'Abruzzo (in Italian). Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. p. 105. ISBN 88-85854-87-7.

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