Piccolomini Castle

Castello Piccolomini is a castle in Celano, Province of L'Aquila. The building of the fort came about in numerous tiers. In 1392 Pietro De' Berardi constructed the walls of the citadel and the primary two floors of the constructing. In 1451 Leonello Acclozamora constructed the principle ground and the 4 towers on the corners. In 1463 Antonio Todeschini Piccolomini finished the constructing as visible today, with an open gallery in the 2^nd ground of the courtyard and upgrades within the walls around the fort. The following households succeeded in the fort, like Sforza-Cesarini and Dragonetti failed to changed similarly the shape of the constructing.

A deep recovery occurred due to the fact 1940, placed on maintain for the duration of World War II, restarted in 1955 and completed in 1960. Now the building is used as places of work for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, similarly to a museum of sacred arts. The most important building has a rectangular plan, with the longest sides going through north and south. The inner courtyard hosts a nicely and it's miles surrounded by means of a colonnade. The constructing is included by abnormal partitions with several towers, a part of them with a squared plan, and different ones trunk-conical fashioned.