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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.25050#0142
are the Royal Castle and the Cathedral. The ruler’s residence, the
upper castle, has always occupied the eastern part of the hill. The
oldest relics of a stone residence date from the turn of the eleventh '
century. New residential and auxiliary buildings progressively
appeared and fortifications were systematically extended, finally to
enclose the whole hill. At the turn of the twelfth century,
a Romanesque castle consisting of a residential building and
a massive tower were raised at the northeastern corner of the hill.
West of the castle about a hundred years later, a building with an
imposing interior, known as the hall of twenty-four pillars,
was erected. Radical changes came in the fourteenth century.
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upper castle, has always occupied the eastern part of the hill. The
oldest relics of a stone residence date from the turn of the eleventh '
century. New residential and auxiliary buildings progressively
appeared and fortifications were systematically extended, finally to
enclose the whole hill. At the turn of the twelfth century,
a Romanesque castle consisting of a residential building and
a massive tower were raised at the northeastern corner of the hill.
West of the castle about a hundred years later, a building with an
imposing interior, known as the hall of twenty-four pillars,
was erected. Radical changes came in the fourteenth century.
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