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Torrechiara Castle

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Torrechiara Castle is a fifteenth century fortress and noble residence near Langhirano in the province of Parma in northern Italy, built on a terraced hill above the Parma river valley with four rectangular towers linked by fortified walls. Pier Maria II de' Rossi, fourth count of San Secondo, commissioned it between 1448 and 1460 as both a defensive stronghold and a home for his mistress Bianca Pellegrini d'Arluno. Declared a national monument in 1911 and bought by the Italian state in 1912, the castle suffered earthquake damage in 2008 and reopened after extensive renovation in July 2014; it is now managed by the Polo Museale dell'Emilia Romagna as a public museum. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Castle 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Langhirano, Italy 2
Completed Year
1448 1
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Standing 1
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Building Type (category)
Castle 1
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1. Torrechiara Castle (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrechiara_Castle, lead definition
    Torrechiara Castle (Italian: Castello di Torrechiara) is a 15th-century castle near Langhirano, in the province of Parma, northern Italy.
  • Lead section
    The castle was commissioned by Pier Maria II de' Rossi, the fourth count of San Secondo, and built between 1448 and 1460.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (castle)
    Torrechiara Castle (Italian: Castello di Torrechiara) is a 15th-century castle near Langhirano, in the province of Parma, northern Italy. It sits atop a terraced hill south of the city of Parma, in a strategic position overlooking the Parma River in the valley below. The castle was commissioned by Pier Maria II de' Rossi, the fourth count of San Secondo, and built between 1448 and 1460. The fortre
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1448)
    Torrechiara Castle (Italian: Castello di Torrechiara) is a 15th-century castle near Langhirano, in the province of Parma, northern Italy. It sits atop a terraced hill south of the city of Parma, in a strategic position overlooking the Parma River in the valley below. The castle was commissioned by Pier Maria II de' Rossi, the fourth count of San Secondo, and built between 1448 and 1460. The fortre
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2. Torrechiara Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Langhirano, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Langhirano, Italy
Wikidata item Q13291063, property P131/P17 (location): Langhirano, Italy
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