Tour de Capigliolo
| Tour de Capigliolo | |
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| Coordinates | 42°3′56″N 8°43′22″E / 42.06556°N 8.72278°ECoordinates: 42°3′56″N 8°43′22″E / 42.06556°N 8.72278°E |
| Built | 1582 |
| Architect | unknown |
  Location of Tour de Capigliolo in Corsica | |
The Tour de Capigliolo (Corsican: Torra di Capigliolu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Casaglione (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 97 m on the Punta Capigliolo headland to the north of the Golfu di a Liscia.
The construction of the tower was begun in 1582. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1] In 2007 the tower was added to the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. The tower is privately owned.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. p. 136. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ↑ "Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel: Poste d'observation dit tour génoise de Capigliolo" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
- "Capigliolo : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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