Tour de Pinarellu
| Tour de Pinarellu | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tour de Pinarellu in Corsica | |
| Coordinates | 41°40′14″N 9°23′33″E / 41.67056°N 9.39250°ECoordinates: 41°40′14″N 9°23′33″E / 41.67056°N 9.39250°E |
| Designated | 4 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099147 |
The Tour de Pinarellu (Corsican: Torra di Pinareddu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 52 m on the Île de Pinarellu.
The tower was built in around 1595. 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. The design of the Tour de Pinarellu is unusual in that the plan is square rather than round. The tower is 13 m in height and each side at the base is 9.5 m reducing to 8 m at the string course. The tower was attacked by the Ottoman Turks and burned in 1650.[1][2] In 1992 it was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[3]
Since 1981 the tower has been owned and maintained by the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency has acquired 19 ha (47 acres) of the surrounding headland.[4]
Notes and references
- ↑ Colombani, Philippe; Harnéquaux, Mathieu; Istria, Daniel (2008). "Les tours génoises". L’Alta Rocca (PDF) (in French). Centre Régional de Documentation Pédagogique de Corse. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-2-86-620-212-5.
- ↑ Document d’objectifs NATURA 2000, Iles Pinarellu et Roscana, Zone spéciale de conservation FR9400585 (PDF). Conservatoire de l’Espace Littoral et des Rivages Lacustres. 2010. p. 31.
- ↑ "Monuments historiques: Tour de Pinarello ou d'Isoli di Corsi" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tour Genoise de Pinarellu". Catalogue monuments historiques (PDF) (Report) (in French). Conservatoire du Littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie, République Française. July 2011. p. 50. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.