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Swabian
Castle
The Swabian Castle, known
also as "the biggest castle" or "the
land castle", was commissioned by Federico
II in 1227.
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Aragones
Castle
the Aragones Castle, better known as Sea Fortress,
was built in 1491 on the St. Andrea island opposite
the port.
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Harbour
or Romans Columns
The Roman Columns rests has always been considered
the symbol of Brindisi. Of the two twin columns
only one is intact...
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Italian
Sailor Monument
The Italian Sailor Monument, called also the Big
Rudder, built in 1933 in the shape of a rudder,
which stands 54 meters tall.
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The historical
town center
Part of the central historical portion of the city
is still bounded by Aragon walls dating back to
the mid XV century.
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The Seafront
Percorrendo il lungomare del porto interno della
città, si possono ammirare interessanti palazzi
e costruzioni di epoche diverse.
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Tancredi Fountain
Detta anche Fonte Grande, fu costruita dal re normanno
Tancredi nel 1192 su una preesistente fontana di
epoca romana.
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Temple of St.
John
Il tempio è una costruzione a forma circolare
edificata, sul finire dell'XI secolo, per volontà
del normanno Boemondo.
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The
Churches
Luoghi di culto che custodiscono importanti riferimenti
architettonici e storici, un percorso tra stili
risalenti a periodi differenti.
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by Giovanni Membola
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