ポリの洞窟・トップ8

ラ・ロッカ・ピアは、ラツィオ州ティヴォリの歴史的中心部に位置する、15世紀の堂々とした要塞です。1461年7月に教皇ピウス2世（ピッコローミニ、要塞の名前の由来）の命により建設が開始されたこの要塞は、戦略的な都市へのアクセスルートを軍事的に制御すること、そして特にゲルフ党とギベリン党の派閥間、およびコロンナ家とオルシーニ家の有力一族間の長期間の騒乱と内紛の後、市民に対する教皇の権威を再確認するという二重の目的を持っていました。教皇アレクサンデル6世の治世中に完成したこのプロジェクトは、唯一の歴史的資料（ヴァザーリによる）では、伝統的にフィラレーテとその弟子たちに帰属されています。

Vicolo Barchetto, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italy

Tivoli's Rocca Pia, an imposing Renaissance fortress located in the city center, was built by Pope Pius II Piccolomini starting in 1461 to defend the city and control the population. The structure is characterized by four large circular towers of varying heights, connected by high crenellated walls. Over the course of its history, the Rocca has alternated defensive functions with those of a papal barracks and, for a long time, a prison until 1960. It is currently a tourist attraction located near Piazza Garibaldi and the Bleso amphitheater. WEBSITE: https://visittivoli.it/sito-turistico/rocca-pia/

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The Rocca dei Colonna was erected on the highest point of the acropolis in 970 AD. The initial building had a square plan with corner towers also with a square base, and housed a cylindrical tower used as a prison. Some famous people were imprisoned there, including San Berardo, bishop of the Marsi, Jacopone da Todi and Corradino di Svevia. Over the centuries, the fortress was destroyed several times; in 1482, the fortress was renovated and the event is remembered by the inscription on the turret of the small bridge "magnificus dominus Stephanus Columna readificavit civitatem cum monte et arte MCDLXXXII".

Today it is managed by the farm of the same name which welcomes visitors with rooms and a restaurant.

In Piazza Garibaldi, the heart and arrival point of the Via Tiburtina in the city, the Rocca Pia castle dominates, symbol of the city of Tivoli.

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