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A tower existed at Erbalunga in 1488. It was destroyed by French forces in 1560 and was then rebuilt. 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]].<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=98, 111 |language=French }}</ref> In 1927 the tower was listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|historical monuments]] of France.<ref>{{cite web | title=Monuments historiques: Tour d'Erbalunga | url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00135319 | publisher=Ministère de la culture | language=French | accessdate=4 May 2014 }}.</ref> |
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[[File:Erbalonga 01.JPG|thumb|Torra d'Erbalunga]] |
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It is one of the [[Monument historique|Official Historical Monuments]] of [[France]].<ref>French Ministry of Culture: [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_1=cmer1&VALUE_1=brando&FIELD_2=cmer4&VALUE_2=tour&NUMBER=1&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28brando%29%20%3aLOCA%2cPLOC%2cINSEE%20%20ET%20%20%28%28tour%29%20%3aDENO%2cPARN%2cREMA%2cACTU%2cPDEN%2cMHPP%20%29%29&SPEC=9&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=Tous Tour d'Erbalunga]</ref><ref>http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif</ref> |
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==Notes and references== |
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*{{translation/ref|co|Torra d'Erbalunga}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{cite web | title=Erbalunga : Présentation | url=http://www.torregiani.fr/histoire-corse/histoire-corse.php?lien=/lieu/1121-erbalunga.htm| publisher=I Torregiani | language=French | accessdate=18 May 2014 }} |
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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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[[Category:Towers in Corsica]] |
[[Category:Towers in Corsica]] |
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[[Category:Official historical monuments of France]] |
[[Category:Official historical monuments of France]] |
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Revision as of 16:16, 30 May 2014
Tour de Erbalunga | |
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Built | Between 1560 and 1617 |
Designated | 24 January 1995 |
Reference no. | PA00135319 |
The Tour d'Erbalunga (Template:Lang-co) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Brando (Haute-Corse) on the east coast of the Cap Corse on the French island of Corsica.
A tower existed at Erbalunga in 1488. It was destroyed by French forces in 1560 and was then rebuilt. 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] In 1927 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Notes and references
- ^ 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. 98, 111. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ "Monuments historiques: Tour d'Erbalunga" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
External links
- "Erbalunga : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "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.