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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Castel del Monte' has mentioned 'Castle' in the following places:
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| Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese:xc2xa0Castxc3xacdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. | WIKI |
| In the 18th century, the castle's interior marbles and remaining furnishings were removed. | WIKI |
| [2] Described by the Enciclopedia Italiana as "the most fascinating castle built by Frederick II",[3] the site is protected as a World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| Castel del Monte is situated on a small hill close to the monastery of Santa Maria del Monte, at an altitude of 540xc2xa0m.[5] When the castle was built, the region was famously fertile with a plentiful supply of water and lush vegetation. | WIKI |
| The castle's construction is mentioned in only one contemporary source[citation needed], a document dating to 1240, in which the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II ordered the governor of Capitanata to finish some works in it. | WIKI |
| Octagonal footprint of the castle. | WIKI |
| [3] Both floors have eight rooms and an eight-sided courtyard occupies the castle's centre. | WIKI |
| The castle has two entrances, an unobtrusive service entrance and an ornate main entrance. | WIKI |
| The octagonal plan is unusual in castle design. | WIKI |
| Occasionally used as a hunting lodge under Manfred of Sicily, the castle become a state prison under the latter's victor, Charles I of Anjou: here Manfred's sons Henry, Azzo and Enzo were kept as prisoner after 1266, as well as other Hohenstaufen supporters[3] | WIKI |
| The main wall is 25xc2xa0m high and the eight bastions each 26xc2xa0m. The sides of the main octagon are 16.5xc2xa0m long and those of the octagonal towers each 3.1xc2xa0m. The castle has a diameter of 56xc2xa0m. Its main entrance faces east. | WIKI |
| In the 18th century, the castle's marbles and other ornamentation were looted. | WIKI |
| [3] After having been abandoned for a considerable length of time, the castle was purchased in 1876 for the sum of 25,000 lire by the Italian State, which began the process of restoration in 1928. | WIKI |
| In the 1950s, soil around the castle was discovered to contain a bright red compound produced by a strain of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius. | WIKI |
| The castle has been often mistakenly linked to the Knights Templar and it's been regarded as a "mysterious" construction even by notable historians. | WIKI |
| Around the castle, Andria is the Italian DOC wine region of Castel del Monte that produces red, white and rose wines. | WIKI |
| The castlexe2x80x99s location, its perfect octagonal shape, as well as the mathematical and astronomical precision of its layout all reflect the broad education and cultural vision of its founder, Emperor Frederick II. | UNESCO |
| The castlexe2x80x99s unique design, an octagonal plan with octagonal towers at each angle, represents a search for perfection. | UNESCO |
| The integrity of the site has been protected, in part, due to the fact that the castle has not undergone any significant structural alteration. | UNESCO |
| The perimeter of the property includes the castle, which rises solitarily on top of its hill, and an immense protected area around the castle that is subject to landscape protection and provides an effective buffer zone. | UNESCO |
| The castlexe2x80x99s setting is unchanged as it is still found on a rocky peak dominating the surrounding landscape. | UNESCO |
| The landscape of a large area around the castle, which coincides with the buffer zone (10,847.3 hectares), is protected by another ministerial decree under the law 1497/1939, integrated in the national Law xe2x80x9cCodice dei beni culturali e del paesaggioxe2x80x9d which concerns the protection of cultural heritage. | UNESCO |