Tour de Turghiu
| Tour de Turghiu | |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′1″N 8°33′8″E / 42.23361°N 8.55222°ECoordinates: 42°14′1″N 8°33′8″E / 42.23361°N 8.55222°E |
| Built | 1608 |
| Architect | Anton Giovani Sarrola |
  Location of Tour de Turghiu in Corsica | |
The Tour de Turghiu or Tour de Capu Rossu (Corsican: Torra di Turghju) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Piana (Corse-du-Sud) on the coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 331 m (1,086 ft) on the summit of the Capu Rossu headland to the south of the Golfe de Porto.
The tower was built in 1608 under the direction of Anton Giovanni Sarrola and with the assistance of Marco Clemente and Taddeo Cantone. 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][2]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Canton: Les Deux-Servi - L'architecture militaire" (in French). Direction Régional des Affaires Culturelles de Corse (DRAC). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ 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. 144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
External links
- "Turghju : 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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