Civic Tower (Pavia)
The Civic Tower (Torre Civica) was a tower built in the Italian city of Pavia in the 11th century, next to Pavia Cathedral. Built to a rectangular footprint, it was 72 metres high.[1]
Between 1583 and 1585 the architect Pellegrino Tibaldi led works to add a room at the top of the tower to house the Cathedral's bells, which it did until it was moved to a campanile of the Cathedral.[2] On 17 March 1989, at 8.55 a.m., the Civic Tower collapsed, leaving 8,000 cubic metres of brick, sand and granite rubble.[3] The collapse killed four people and injured fifteen.[4] It has not been rebuilt, though some elements from it are now on display at the city's Castello Visconteo.[2]
References
- ^ "Torre Civica (resti)" (in Italian). Lombardia Beni Culturali. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b Arecchi, Alberto (29 January 2002). "La Torre Civica" (in Italian). Miapavia.
- ^ Bonerandi, Enrico (18 March 1989). "Un Boato E L' Antica Torre Si Sbriciola". La Repubblica (in Italian).
- ^ Montanari, Laura (22 March 1989). "Ma Pavia Ha Ancora Paura". La Repubblica (in Italian).