Torre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Torre (plurals torri and torres) means tower in six Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian and Corsican) and may refer to:
[edit] Biology
- Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome
- Sypharochiton torri, a Mollusc
[edit] Chess
- Torre Attack a chess opening strategy
- An alternative name for a Rook in chess.
[edit] Places
[edit] Brazil
- Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of Recife
[edit] England
- Torre, Devon, a hamlet in the county of Devon
- Torre, Somerset, a hamlet in the county of Somerset
[edit] Italy
- Torre Annunziata, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
- Torre Boldone, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
- Torre Bormida, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
- Torre Canavese, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont
- Torre de' Busi, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy
- Torre del Greco, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
- Torre Mondovì, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
- Torre Pallavicina, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
- Torre Pellice, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont
- Other variants
- Torri del Benaco, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto
- Torri di Quartesolo, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto
- Torri in Sabina, a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian of Latium
- Torri Superiore, a medieval village in the commune of Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in the region of Liguria
- Campolongo al Torre, a commune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in the ancient Campus Martius, Rome
- San Vito al Torre, a comune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
[edit] Mexico
- Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz, a municipality in the State of Veracruz
[edit] Portugal
- Torre (Amares), a civil parish in the municipality of Amares
[edit] Spain
- La Torre, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León
- Torre Alháquime, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia
- Torre-Cardela, a municipality in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia
- Torre de Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
- Torre de las Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
- Torre del Compte, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
- Torre los Negros, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
- Torre-Pacheco, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia
- Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the autonomous community of the Basque Country
[edit] Switzerland
- Torre, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Blenio, canton of Ticino
[edit] Music
- Torre De Babel, an album
[edit] Geographic features
[edit] Elevations
- Cerro Torre, a mountain in the Patagonian Ice Field
- Torre de Aspa, an elevation on the coast of Portugal
- Torre de Cerredo, a peak in Spain
- Torre (Serra da Estrela), the highest point of the Mainland Portugal
[edit] Islands
- Torre Astura, island near Anzio
[edit] Streams
- Torre River, tributary of the Isonzo
[edit] People
- Arath de la Torre, Mexican actor
- Carlos María de la Torre, Cardinal of Ecuador
- Carlos Torre Repetto (1905–1978), chess grandmaster from Mexico
- Della Torre, an Italian noble family
- Diego de la Torre, Mexican football player
- Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster
- Francisco de la Torre (fl 1483–1504), Spanish composer
- Frank Torre (born 1931), American baseball player
- Joe Torre (born 1940), manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team
- José Aponte de la Torre, Puerto Rican politician
- José Manuel de la Torre, soccer player
- José María Torre, Mexican actor
- Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre, Austrian entomologist
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director
- Lisandro de la Torre, Argentine politician
- Manuel de la Torre, Mexican football player
- Marie Torre, American TV personality
- Oscar Torre, Cuban-American actor
- Pio La Torre, Italian statesman
- Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian political leader
[edit] Structures
[edit] Modern skyscrapers
- Torre Agbar, a building in Barcelona, Spain
- Torre Bicentenario, planned and cancelled building of Mexico City
- Torre Caja Madrid, a new skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
- Torre Caney, planned skyscraper of the Dominican Republic
- Torre de Collserola, uniquely designed tower in Barcelona
- Torre de Cristal, skyscraper in Madrid
- Torre Espacio, a new skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
- Torre Europa, skyscraper of Madrid
- Torre Fundadores, planned skyscraper of Monterrey, Mexico
- Torre Latinoamericana, a building in Mexico City, Mexico
- Torre Mapfre, skyscraper in Barcelona
- Torre Mayor, skyscraper of Mexico City
- Torre Picasso, a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
[edit] Telecommunications towers
- Torre Entel, located in Santiago, Chile
- Torre España, located in Madrid
[edit] Tramway towers
- Torre Jaume I, tramway tower of Barcelona
- Torre Sant Sebastia, tramway tower in Barcelona
[edit] Other
- Torre degli Asinelli, the highest of the Towers of Bologna in Italy
- Torre Abbey, a building in Britain
- Torre Ader, monumental tower of Buenos Aires
- Torre della Ghirlandina, a bell-tower in Italy
- Torre del Oro, medieval watchtower in Seville
- Torre di Moravola, hotel in Umbria Italy
- Torre railway station, in the United Kingdom
- Torri, structures from which the Torréen Culture on Corsica is named
[edit] Other
[edit] See also
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
