Tour de Centuri
Tour de Centuri | |
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Coordinates | 42°58′0″N 9°20′59″E / 42.96667°N 9.34972°ECoordinates: 42°58′0″N 9°20′59″E / 42.96667°N 9.34972°E |
Built | Second half 16th century |
Architect | unknown |
Location of Tour de Centuri in Corsica |
The Tour de Centuri (Corsican: Torra di Centuri) is a ruined Genoese tower located in Corsica in the commune of Centuri, on the west coast of Cap Corse. Only the base of the tower survives.
The tower 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]
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