Forte Castellaccio (Messina)
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| Forte Castellaccio | |
|---|---|
| Part of the fortifications of Messina | |
| Messina, Sicily, Italy | |
.jpg) View of Forte Castellaccio | |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Derelict |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′46.046″N 15°32′26.909″E / 38.19612389°N 15.54080806°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1547 |
| Built by | Kingdom of Sicily |
| Materials | Limestone |
Forte Castellaccio is an abandoned hilltop fortress in Messina, Sicily built by Juan de Vega, Viceroy of Sicily around the middle of the 16th Century as part of a defensive project ordered by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg.[1] It was designed by the Italian military architect Antonio Ferramolino (died. 1550).[2] It was damaged by the 1908 Messina earthquake[3] before being briefly reused as a 'colony for boys' in the 1940s.[4] Despite several attempts to renovate the site since, it has remained abandoned and considered locally to be haunted by the ghosts of orphans and by the apparition of a nun.[3]
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