ID: 700009300 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009300	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Malaspina Castle (castle (fortification); unknown architects, for the Malaspina family; documented by 12th century, re...; Massa (Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia, Europe, World, Top of...)

Note: Medieval castle above Massa, featured in Dante's Inferno. Documented by 12th century; ruined by Lucchese army in 1269. Restored and used as military base and prison from 17th century until 1946. Today is primarily a tourist attraction.

Titles:

Malaspina Castle (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Castello Malaspina (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Castello Malaspina di Carrara (C,U,Italian-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

castle (fortification) [300006891] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: documented by 12th century, rebuilt after 1269

Creator Display:

unknown architects, for the Malaspina family [preferred,VP]

patron Malaspina family (Tuscan nobles, from 10th century) [500450146]

architects unknown Italian (Italian cultural designation) [500125250]

Locations:

Current: Massa [7004249] Massa-Carrara province (province), Tuscany (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 44.032224°N, 10.14603°E

Display Materials: masonry

	masonry construction (technique or process) [300404383]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process), construction (assembling), <construction technique by form or materials>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Tuscan

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Malaspina Castle	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Castello Malaspina	........ [VP]
	........ TCI: Toscana (1984)
Castello Malaspina di Carrara	........ [VP]
	........ TCI: Toscana (1984)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... TCI: Toscana (1984)