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Ambras Castle
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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1564/00/00 Archduke Ferdinand II, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I. When he was made provincial sovereign of Tyrol in 1564, orders two Italian architects to turn remodel a medieval fortress into a Renaissance castle for his wife Philippine Welser.
1572/00/00 The Spanish Hall is built between 1569 and 1572. One of the most important freestanding halls of the Renaissance, the long hall is dominated by the 27 full-length portraits of the princely rulers of the Tyrol.

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Particulars for Ambras Castle:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Arms storage
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Category for Historic Use Defense
Art Movement High Italian Renaissance
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Building Type Palace




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