{"id":27661,"date":"2018-10-29T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T11:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roccadivignola.it\/the-rock\/visit\/ground-floor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:49:43","slug":"ground-floor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.roccadivignola.it\/en\/the-fortress\/visit\/ground-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676570201195{padding-top: 2em !important;padding-bottom: 2em !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The first glimpse of the Fortress is the perfect synthesis of its variety: the dizzying space of the Rocchetta, a trace of the building&#8217;s wartime past; the spacious and bright courtyard, dominated by the succession of towers; and the Halls on the second floor, sumptuously decorated with symbols of the political and 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<strong>Doves<\/strong><\/h2>[vc_column_text]Welcoming you to this room is a white dove with outstretched wings holding the motto <em>in Dieu<\/em>, a symbol of pure love, gentleness and gratitude, feelings typical of the medieval religious context.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"button-wrapper sinistra\"><a class=\"btn btn-default secondary shadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roccadivignola.it\/en\/the-fortress\/visit\/ground-floor\/hall-of-doves\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Sala delle Colombe\" data-label=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676656234435{padding-top: 2em !important;padding-bottom: 2em !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-lg-first order-last&#8221;]<h2 class=\"deco-title sinistra with-eyelet \"><span class=\"deco-eyelet\">Ground Floor<\/span>Hall of <strong>Rings<\/strong><\/h2>[vc_column_text]The Hall of 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