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For a thousand years it has been the symbolic monument of Rutigliano. This is the main tower of the castle that the Normans renovated and expanded at the beginning of the 12th century at the top of a hill at an altitude of approximately 130 metres, known to all as the "Norman Tower".

Together with the high bell tower of the nearby Collegiate Church of Santa Maria della Colonna and San Nicola, it forms the unmistakable skyline of the city, visible even from several kilometers away.

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Among the various sites of historical/cultural interest in our country there is certainly the War Memorial. The latter, a few steps from the Norman Tower, dominates the scene in Piazza XX Settembre.

Dedicated to the fallen of the First World War, the monument was created by the Rutiglian sculptor Vitantonio De Bellis who held the role of general accountant of the state from 1919 to 1932; it was subsequently inaugurated on 15 September 1929.

The structure, whose typology is defined as "cippo" as well as a truncated shaft of a pillar column, erected for commemorative purposes, was created exclusively with the help of two materials: stone and bronze. The first material was used to build the massive base that supports the imposing bronze sculptural group representing 4 soldiers caught in war action, dominated by the winged "Victory".

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Going down via Michele Troiano you reach Piazza Umberto I, where the majestic mass of the Romanesque collegiate church of Santa Maria della Colonna (11th century) rises. Initially the building had a single nave and a bell tower, but it was enlarged in the early 12th century, taking on its current architectural forms, attributable to the Apulian Romanesque style. For the occasion, two side naves and the other bell tower were built, equipped with double and triple lancet windows, and closed by a baroque "cipollone" in the second half of the 18th century. The church also underwent significant alterations in the 15th and 18th centuries.

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The church of the current Parish of San Domenico in Rutigliano is a rectangular building, on the left side of which there are three large chapels; these are dedicated respectively to Sant'Antonio, the Madonna del Rosario and San Vito. Today's ecclesiastical building was part of the larger convent dating back to around 1578, held by the Dominican Preaching Fathers until the suppression by Murat at the beginning of the 19th century (7 August 1809); the same building is known by the people of Rutigliano as Palazzo San Domenico.

The church of San Domenico and the convent palace of the same name can presumably be built in 1556, when known documents mention a " loco de Santo Giovanni Laterano ". In fact, notarial deeds from the early seventeenth century state that the property is located on the border of the " walls of the church of the said San Giovanni " and is on the border with " the public road that goes from Rotigliano in Noia ". The pre-existing chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist then became a church, with the consecration of the Bishop of Polignano Giovanni Maria de Guanzellis in 1609; as evidenced by an inscription still present in the sacristy.

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The “ALPI – MONTALE” Institute of Rutigliano was born on 1 September 2016, from the aggregation between the “ILARIA ALPI” High School and the “EUGENIO MONTALE” Technical Economic Technological Institute of Rutigliano, following the determination of the Puglia Region Council of 21 January 2016, in harmony with the regional guidelines which have always called for the creation of training centres, and which has allowed the creation of an excellently sized Institute, perfectly in line with the regional average and the needs of users and the territory. The “ALPI – MONTALE” Institute has been identified as the Lead School of the BA06 Area which includes all 27 schools in the municipalities of Rutigliano, Conversano, Noicattaro, Capurso, Triggiano, Cellamare, Mola di Bari, Polignano a Mare and the Polo School for Inclusion for the same scope. He collaborates regularly with the Polo School for local training, as a member of the Select Technical Committee. The IISS ALPI – MONTALE is characterized by a wide range of active study areas, eight, which respond in a sensitive, flexible and dynamic way to the training needs of users and the territory. The Training Center is also home to an evening course.

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