Banchette Castle ( it, Castello di Banchette) is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
located in
Banchette
Banchette is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Banchette borders the following municipalities: Ivrea
Ivrea (; pms, Ivrèja ; ; lat, Eporedia) is ...
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Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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Italy
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History
The castle already existed in the 12th century. It was originally built as a
fortified house upon ancient Roman vestiges by the Di Banchette family.
At the end of the 19th century, Emilio Pinchia, owner of the property at that time, commissioned Ottavio Germano to renovate the castle. Germano had previously worked as collaborator of the more famous architect Alfredo d'Andrade.
Gallery
File:Castello di Banchette.JPG, Vintage photograph
File:Castello di Banchette Italia 7.jpg, Room
File:Castello di Banchette Italia 9.jpg, Façade
File:Castello di Banchette Italia 4.jpg, Entrance
References
External links
Official Website��—{{in lang, en
Castles in Piedmont