Tour du Sel
| Tour du Sel | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 42°34′02″N 8°45′35″E / 42.56722°N 8.75972°ECoordinates: 42°34′02″N 8°45′35″E / 42.56722°N 8.75972°E |
| Built | End of 16th century |
| Type | Classé |
| Designated | 23 August 1990 |
| Reference no. | PA00099175 |
  Location of Tour du Sel in Corsica | |
The Tour du Sel (Corsican: Torra di Calvi) is a Genoese tower in the commune of Calvi (Haute-Corse) on the French island of Corsica.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]
In 1990 the tower together with the ramparts of the citadel were classified as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Drawing of the tower from the Genoese archives, 1700.
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. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ↑ "Monuments historiques: Remparts de la citadelle et Tour du Sel" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
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