In the picture Italian beauty: Castel del Monte, Puglia.
When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic (from UNESCO site).
Favorite Quote:
F: You wish now that our places had been exchanged... that I had died and Boromir had lived.
D: Yes. I wish that.
F: Since you are robbed of Boromir... I will do what I can in his stead.