Castle of the Mountain

Castle of the Mountain is located in Puglia near the town of

Santa Maria del Monte in the province of Barletta.

It was built by the Emperor

Federick II on the twenty-nine of
January 1240. It has never been
finished . It was built as hunting
lodge but it was used as prison
and a refuge during a plague
period

The building has an

octagonal shape and in
every edge there is an
octagonal turret, there are
2 entrances and two
floors. Inside there is a
courtyard

The structure is composed of three different materials

studied to give a chromatic effect to the observer.