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Oct. 12th, 2013
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Oct. 12th, 2013 10:38 pmо, клевый замок! октагон!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Apulia
Another theory is that the octagon is an intermediate symbol between a square (representing the earth) and a circle (representing the sky). Frederick II may have been inspired to build to this shape by either the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which he had seen during the Sixth Crusade, or by the Palace Chapel of Aachen Cathedral.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Apulia
Another theory is that the octagon is an intermediate symbol between a square (representing the earth) and a circle (representing the sky). Frederick II may have been inspired to build to this shape by either the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which he had seen during the Sixth Crusade, or by the Palace Chapel of Aachen Cathedral.