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Rocchetta Mattei

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Rocchetta Mattei is an eclectic nineteenth-century castle near Riola in the municipality of Grizzana Morandi, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, built on a rocky outcrop above the Reno valley on the ruins of a medieval fortress. Count Cesare Mattei began construction in 1850 and personally directed the design through the main building phase, which concluded around 1875, blending neo-medieval, Moorish revival and Liberty elements in a deliberately labyrinthine layout built largely from plaster, cement and papier-mache finished to imitate stone. The castle served as a private residence for Mattei and as the headquarters of his alternative medical system, electrohomeopathy. Since 2015 it has been owned and managed as a museum by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, drawing more than 73,000 visitors a year on guided tours. 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
Grizzana Morandi, Italy 2
Completed Year
1875 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Castle 1
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Moorish Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Rocchetta Mattei (Wikipedia)
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Italy

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Source Rocchetta Mattei (Wikipedia)
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1. Rocchetta Mattei (Wikipedia)
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    Rocchetta Mattei is an eclectic 19th-century castle located near the village of Riola, Emilia-Romagna, in the municipality of Grizzana Morandi, northern Italy. Standing on a rocky spur above the Reno valley, close to the confluence of the Reno and Limentra rivers, it was begun in 1850 by Count Cesare Mattei (1809-1896) on the ruins of the medieval Rocca di Savignano, a fortress documented in a strategically important area linked to trans-Apennine routes, monastic possessions and later Bolognese territorial control.
  • Infobox: completion_date
    main phase completed in 1875; later alterations until the early 20th century
  • Infobox: building_type
    Castle, residence and former electrohomeopathic treatment centre
  • In Style: Moorish Revival Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Eclectic; Moorish Revival; neo-medieval; Liberty
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2. Rocchetta Mattei (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Grizzana Morandi, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Grizzana Morandi, Italy
Wikidata item Q1775907, property P131/P17 (location): Grizzana Morandi, Italy
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