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Castel Sant’Elmo

castle, Naples, Italy
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  • Naples
    Naples
    / The Castel Nuovo

    …by the massive abutment of Castel Sant’Elmo. Both are of Angevin origins. The castle, founded in 1329 by Robert of Anjou, was re-created in the 16th century, under the Spanish viceroys, in the form of a six-pointed star. Within the complex of the former San Martino monastery, the church itself…

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    …by the massive abutment of Castel Sant’Elmo. Both are of Angevin origins. The castle, founded in 1329 by Robert of Anjou, was re-created in the 16th century, under the Spanish viceroys, in the form of a six-pointed star. Within the complex of the former San Martino monastery, the church itself…

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