Torra d'Ancone
| Tour d'Ancone | |
|---|---|
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| Built | 1581 |
| Architect | unknown |
  Location of Tour d'Ancone in Corsica | |
The Tour d'Ancone or Tour de Palmentoggio (Corsican: Torra d'Ancone) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Calcatoggio (Corse-du-Sud) on the coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits near the sea on the Punta di Palmentoju to the south of the Golfu di a Liscia.
The construction of the Tour d'Ancone was begun in 1581. 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]
In 2007 the tower was added to the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel maintained by the French Ministère de la culture. It is privately owned.[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. p. 136. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ "Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel: Poste d'observation dit tour génoise de Palmentoggio ou tour d'Ancone" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
- "Palmentoggio : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Information on how to reach 90 towers. Includes 1,261 photographs.
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