Editing Assisi (section)

=== Other landmarks ===
The town is dominated by two medieval [[castle]]s. The larger, called ''[[Rocca Maggiore]]'', is a massive reconstruction by [[Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz|Cardinal Albornoz]] (1366) and expanded by popes [[Pope Pius II|Pius II]] (polygonal tower, 1458) and [[Pope Paul III|Paul III]] (the cylindrical bastion near the entrance, 1535–1538). The smaller of the two was built in [[Roman era]]: it has been only partially preserved, a small portion and three towers being open to the public.

Other sights include:
*the Roman [[amphitheater]], built in the early 1st century AD. Its elliptical plan is identifiable from the medieval houses built around it, and from an arch of travertine cunei. The arena now houses a garden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413037 |title=Places: 413037 (Asisium) |author1=Harris, W. |author2=DARMC, R. Talbert |author3=S. Gillies, J. Åhlfeldt |author4=J. Becker, T. Elliott |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=8 November 2014 <!-- 12:04 pm -->  |publisher=Pleiades}}</ref>
*the ''Piazza del Comune'' ("Communal Square"), with the ''Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo'' (mid-13th century, featuring a series of merlons added in 1927), the adjoining ''Torre del Popolo'' ("People's Tower", 1305) the ''Palazzo dei Priori'' ("Palace of the Priors", 1275–1493). The fountains with three lions on the southern side date from the 16th century.
*The [[Temple of Minerva (Assisi)|Temple of Minerva]], facing the ''Piazza del Comune''
*The crypt of the demolished church of ''San Nicolò di Piazza'' also located on the ''Piazza del Comune'', where St. Francis and [[Bernard of Quintavalle]] consulted the text of the Gospels when forming the earliest Franciscan Rule.  
*The abbey of St. Benedict, founded in the 10th century on the Monte Subasio. Remains include the crypt (late 11th century), the apse and the external walls.