Gorizia Castle (Gorizia)

Italy / Friuli-Venezia Giulia / Gorizia / Borgo Castello
Also known as Anna's Castle.

The Castle, built within the Middle Ages walls, was once the seat of the administrative and judiciary power of the county. It is divided into the Corte dei Lanzi (with foundings of a high tower demolished in the 16th century), the Palazzetto dei Conti (13th century) and the Palazzetto Veneto. The Lanzi were the armed guards, the term being an Italian form of Landsknecht. The palatine chapel, entitled to Saint Bartholomew houses canvases of the Venetian school of painting and traces of Renaissance frescoes. There is also a Museum of the Goritian Middle Ages.
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Coordinates:   45°56'39"N   13°37'40"E
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