The Castello di Caprarica is a castle in the municipality of Tricase. The building of the fortress was probably a consequence of the climate of fear that spread after the Turkish conquest of Otranto in 1480 and the subsequent Turkish raids. The fortress has a rectangular plan and was once surrounded by a moat. The 6-7 meters high and 1.4 meters thick walls were made from irregularly shaped blocks of brown Carparo - limestone constructed and have a robust floor division. At the corners there are round towers with sloping walls and small consoles that support the upper frames. The strict entrance portal is protected by a triple machicule.
Numerous rooms are arranged inside: four rooms on the ground floor, six on the upper floor, storage rooms and kitchens. Within the walls there is also a garden and a cistern for the water supply. At the beginning of the 20th century, traces of frescoes and figural niches of the small, inner chapel , which is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist , but is sometimes also called Christopher Chapel , could be identified, presumably through an empty room with ogive vaults , supported by pillars leaning against the wall. The fortress was used as a farm at the end of the 19th century.
References:The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.