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Castello dell' Imperatore (Castle of the Emperor)
Piazza Santa-Maria-delle-Carceri, 59100 Prato Driving directions
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Frederick II of Hohenstaufen had this powerful castle built in 1248 in order to reinforce the position of the Ghibellines in Tuscany and form a fortified post on the road linking the two parts of his territory: the Germanic Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily. The building, which was much modified in the 18C and restored in the 20C, is crowned with typical swallow-tailed merlons.

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