Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Castel Nuovo
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Accession Number:
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195989
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Three of five massive round towers resting on fortifications (dry moat); the marble arch added in 1471 at center
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Date of View:
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5/15/1997
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Image description:
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Sagrera devised the system of five massive round towers, their bases decorated with scale-like tiles and concave spiral grooves, to prevent scaling-ladders. The castle is surrounded by a long, deep moat which used to be covered by the sea.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module EIGHT
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Culture:
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Italian
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Work Types:
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Architecture; dwellings; houses; castles (fortifications)
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Preferred Title:
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Castel Nuovo
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Agent Display:
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Charles I, King of Naples (Frankish patron, 1226-1285 )
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Date:
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1281-1537 (inclusive)
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Materials:
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sandstone
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Alternate Title:
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Maschio Angioino
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Alternate Title:
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New Castle (House of Anjou)
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Locations:
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Naples, Campania, Italy
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Classification:
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Architecture
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