Castello Piccolomini (Ortucchio)
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TypeCastle
Built1488
| Piccolomini Castle | |
|---|---|
Castello Piccolomini | |
| Ortucchio | |
 Castle in Ortucchio | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Location | |
  Piccolomini Castle | |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1488 |
Castello Piccolomini (Italian for Piccolomini Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Ortucchio, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).[1]
The Piccolomini Castle originally stood on the island of Ortucchio by Lake Fucino. The structure was surrounded by a moat whose waters were connected to the lake. With the lake's drainage, this protection was lost.
The Renaissance-style structure was commissioned in 1488 by Antonio Todeschini Piccolomini following the destruction of a previous fortification by Napoleone Orsini.[2]
Damaged by the 1915 Avezzano earthquake, the building was restored in the 1970s.[3]
