Rocca Roveresca
The Rocca Roveresca is a Renaissance fortress in Senigallia , Marche region . The fortress is named after its builder Giovanni della Rovere , Lord of Senigallia, and was built from 1480 according to plans by Baccio Pontelli , following a project by Luciano Laurana . The Rocca has a square floor plan and four cylindrical corner bastions . A crenellated cornice surrounds the entire fortress, which can only be reached via a long bridge. Today the Rocca Roveresca houses a museum about the history of the castle.
Web links
Commons : Rocca di Senigallia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Rocca Roveresca di Senigallia. Website of the Marche Regional Secretariat ofthe Italian Ministry of Culture (Italian)
- Senigallia - La Rocca. Description and history of the castle on the Marche Region website (Italian) ( Memento of May 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Museo di Rievocazione Storica della Rocca Roveresca. Site of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Italian).
Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′ 55 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 14 ″ E