Torra d'Orchinu
| Tour d'Orchinu | |
|---|---|
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| Built | 1605–1606 |
| Architect | Giacomo della Piana |
  Location of Tour d'Orchinu in Corsica | |
The Tour d'Orchinu (Corsican: Torra d'Orchinu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Cargèse on the French island of Corsica. It sits at an elevation of 172 m on the Punta d'Orchinu headland.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1551 and 1611 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. The Tour d'Orchinu tower was built between 1605 and 1606 under the direction of Giacomo della Piana.[1][2]
Portions of the headland and the adjacent coastline covering an area of 183 hectares (450 acres) are owned by an agency of the French state, the Conservatoire du littoral.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ "Canton: Les Deux-Servi - L'architecture militaire" (in French). Direction Régionale 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.
- ^ "Orchinu". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
- "Orchinu : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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