Castello Ursino

Sicily · Italy

Castello Ursino, Italy
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Built for Frederick II in the thirteenth century, this square Catania castle has cylindrical corner towers and once stood on a promontory before lava reshaped the shoreline around it. It now holds the city's civic museum.

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