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BITONTO (anc. Butunti)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 13 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BITONTO (anc. Butunti)  , a
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town and episcopal see of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Bari, ro m. west by steam
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tramway from Bari . Pop . (1901) 30,617 . It was a place of no importance in classical times . Its
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medieval walls are still preserved . Its
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cathedral is one of the finest examples of the Romanesque architecture of Apulia, and has escaped damage from later restorations . The palazzo Sylos-Labini has a
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fine Renaissance court of 1502 .

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