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The '''Tour de Diana''' ({{lang-co|Torra di Diana}}) is a ruined [[Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Aléria]] on the French island of [[Corsica]]. It sits on a spit that forms the southern entrance to the Étang de Diane. |
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The Tour de Diana was built in around 1582 under the direction of a notable from Bastia, Mariano de Murato. 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 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 | page=127 |language=French }}</ref> An inventory of the Corsican towers produced by the Genoese in 1617 lists the Tour de Diana as being guarded by two soldiers from the Fort d'Aléria. In around 1670 the tower was in a ruined state.<ref>{{cite book | last=Graziani | first=Antoine-Marie | year=1992 | title=Les Tours Littorales | publisher=Alain Piazzola | place=Ajaccio, France | isbn=2-907161-06-7 | language=French, Italian | pages=134, 145 }}</ref> |
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It is one of the [[Monument historique|Official Historical Monuments]] of [[France]].<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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*{{ 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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[[Category:Towers in Corsica]] |
[[Category:Towers in Corsica]] |
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[[Category:Official historical monuments of France]] |
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Revision as of 12:53, 12 June 2016
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The Tour de Diana (Template:Lang-co) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Aléria on the French island of Corsica. It sits on a spit that forms the southern entrance to the Étang de Diane.
The Tour de Diana was built in around 1582 under the direction of a notable from Bastia, Mariano de Murato. 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] An inventory of the Corsican towers produced by the Genoese in 1617 lists the Tour de Diana as being guarded by two soldiers from the Fort d'Aléria. In around 1670 the tower was in a ruined state.[2]
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. p. 127. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. pp. 134, 145. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
External links
- 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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