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The '''Tour de Cargèse''' ({{lang-fr|Torra di Carghjese}}) is a ruined [[Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Cargèse]] on the French island of [[Corsica]]. |
The '''Tour de Cargèse''' ({{lang-fr|Torra di Carghjese}}) is a ruined [[Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Cargèse]] on the French island of [[Corsica]]. Only the base of the tower has survived. It sits on the highest point of the headland at an elevation of 157 meters above the sea. |
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The Tour de Cargèse was built between 1605 and 1606 under the direction of Giacomo della Piana. 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canton: Les Deux-Servi - L'architecture militaire |url=http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/inventaire/publications/2sevi/2sevi-8.htm |publisher=Direction Régional des Affaires Culturelles de Corse (DRAC)|language=French |accessdate=4 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last= Graziani | first= Antoine-Marie | contribution= Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650) | editor1-last= Vergé-Franceschi | editor1-first=Michel | editor2-last= Graziani | editor2-first= Antoine-Marie | year=2000 | title= La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) | publisher= Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne | place=Paris | isbn= 2-84050-167-8 | pages=143-144 |language=French }}</ref> |
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Only the base of the tower has survived. It sits on the highest point of the headland at a height of 157 meters above the sea. Unlike other Genoese towers such as the [[Tour d'Omigna]] on the next headland to the north, the Tour de Cargèse is not listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|Historical Monuments]] of [[France]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Protection juridique des tour génoises de Corse | url= http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif | publisher= Direction Régional des Affaires Culturelles de Corse (DRAC)|language=French |accessdate=4 May 2014}}</ref> |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{cite web | title=Protection juridique des tours génoises de Corse | year=2000 | publisher=Ministère de la Culture et la Communication: Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles de Corse | url=http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif | accessdate=9 May 2014 }} The map shows the position of 97 Genoese towers in Corsica. |
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*{{ cite web | title=Les Tours Génoises Corses | url=http://tour-genoise.fr/ | last1=Nivaggioni | first1=Mathieu | last2=Verges | first2=Jean-Marie | language=French }} Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs. |
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*{{cite web | title=Cargèse : Présentation | url=http://www.torregiani.fr/histoire-corse/histoire-corse.php?lien=/lieu/51524-cargese.htm | publisher=I Torregiani | language=French | accessdate=18 May 2014 }} |
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Revision as of 07:50, 26 May 2014
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| Built | 1605–1606 |
| Architect | Giacomo della Piana |
The Tour de Cargèse (Template:Lang-fr) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Cargèse on the French island of Corsica. Only the base of the tower has survived. It sits on the highest point of the headland at an elevation of 157 meters above the sea.
The Tour de Cargèse was built between 1605 and 1606 under the direction of Giacomo della Piana. 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.[1][2]
Notes and references
- ^ "Canton: Les Deux-Servi - L'architecture militaire" (in French). Direction Régional des Affaires Culturelles de Corse (DRAC). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 143–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
Further reading
- "Protection juridique des tours génoises de Corse". Ministère de la Culture et la Communication: Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles de Corse. 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2014. The map shows the position of 97 Genoese towers in Corsica.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
- "Cargèse : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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