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Rocca Maggiore

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The Rocca Maggiore is a castle in Assisi, Italy, that served for more than eight hundred years as the principal defensive fortification of the city of Assisi and of the Tescio valley, dominating the surrounding area from its hilltop position above the city. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Castle 1
Building Type
Fortification 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Assisi, Italy 2
Completed Year
1173 3
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Castle 1
Building Type (category)
Fort / Fortress 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Castle, Concepts
Fortification, Concepts

Uses Element

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Rocca Maggiore (Wikipedia)
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Located In

Italy

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Source Rocca Maggiore (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Rocca Maggiore (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Rocca Maggiore is a castle that served as the principal defensive fortification of the city of Assisi and the Tescio valley, dominating the area for more than eight hundred years.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (castle)
    The Rocca Maggiore is a castle that served as the principal defensive fortification of the city of Assisi and the Tescio valley, dominating the area for more than eight hundred years.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Fortification)
    The Rocca Maggiore is a castle that served as the principal defensive fortification of the city of Assisi and the Tescio valley, dominating the area for more than eight hundred years.
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Wikipedia article
    The complex consists of fortress walls built with the pink limestone of Mount Subasio.
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2. Rocca Maggiore (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Assisi, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Assisi, Italy
Wikidata item Q1594614, property P131/P17 (location): Assisi, Italy
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3. Wikidata: Rocca Maggiore
  • Wikidata Q1594614, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q1594614, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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