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CASTLE OF ILLASI #248582271
Description
From an architectural point of view the castle is divided into two buildings,according to the typical model of the Scaliger fortifications of the province of Verona: the keep,or the residence of the lord,flanked by the cassero,ie the dormitory of the militias. The boundary has an elliptical course,to circumscribe the underlying hill everything was made with large rectangular blocks of hard tuff. The keep is 32 meters high,with a square plan with 10 meters of side,and is connected to the keep,about ten meters away,through a narrow passage. The formwork has a high access on a base,about 8 meters high,of rectangular base with a total height of 26 meters,divided on two floors. It is crowned with crenellations placed on a practicable terrace,the walls are distinguished by a single access door on the southern side.