Castello a Mare
Illustration — Aragon Gate, Castello a Mare, Palermo. Mare or Castellammare is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at Palermo in La Cala. Extensive remains are visible, some of which are open to the public.
Castello a Mare

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- Italy
- Dissolved
- 1923
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Illustration — Aragon Gate, Castello a Mare, Palermo. Mare or Castellammare is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at Palermo in La Cala. Extensive remains are visible, some of which are open to the public.
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There is a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. The fortress gave its name to the city's historical district of Castellammare.
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Catalogued output is recorded as follows. General Hospital, Citta di Castello, Italy. Etching by P. Bombelli, 1785, after F.M. Institutional cataloguing adds that the Virgin of the castle of Tragó de Noguera. The Virgin of the castle of Montcada.
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- “Castello a Mare”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1048829: Castello a Mare
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 7629129-7, Castello a mare (Palermo).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 7629129-7, Castello a mare (Palermo).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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