Torra di Fiurentina

Tower of Fiurentina
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Fiurentina
Coordinates 42°17′0″N 9°33′34″E / 42.28333°N 9.55944°E / 42.28333; 9.55944Coordinates: 42°17′0″N 9°33′34″E / 42.28333°N 9.55944°E / 42.28333; 9.55944
Built Second half 16th century
Architect unknown
Location of Tower of Fiurentina in Corsica

The Tower of Fiurentina (Corsican: Torra di Fiurentina) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of San-Giuliano on the east coast of the Corsica. Only part of the base survives.

The building of the tower began in 1575 and was completed in 1582.[1] 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.[2]

In 2007 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" (Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel) maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. It is publicly owned.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel: tour génoise de Fiorentina" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ 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. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
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