Tour de L'Île-Rousse
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Coordinates | 42°38′36.4″N 8°56′6.6″E / 42.643444°N 8.935167°ECoordinates: 42°38′36.4″N 8°56′6.6″E / 42.643444°N 8.935167°E |
Built | Second half 16th century |
Architect | unknown |
Location of Tour de L'Île-Rousse in Corsica |
The Tour de L'Île-Rousse (Corsican: Torra di l'Isula Rossa) is a ruined Genoese tower located on the Île de la Petra in the commune of L'Île-Rousse off the west coast of the French island of Corsica.
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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