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Tower of Isuledda
Tower of Isuledda
Native name; Torra di l'Isuledda (Corsican)
Coordinates	41°50′40″N 8°45′17″E / 41.84444°N 8.75472°E
Built	1597
Monument historique
Designated	4 August 1992
Reference no.	PA00099144
	Location of Tower of Isuledda in Corsica

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The Tower of Isuledda (Corsican: Torra di l'Isuledda) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietrosella (Corse-du-Sud) on the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 68 m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio.

The tower was built in around 1597. 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] The tower was restored in 1970^[2] and listed as one of the official historical monuments of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.^[3]

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. 138. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
^ "Tour de l'Isolella" (in French). Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ Base Mérimée: Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).

External links

"Isolella : 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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[1] 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. 138. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.

[2] "Tour de l'Isolella" (in French). Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[3] Base Mérimée: Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).

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-The '''Tour d'Isolella''' ({{lang-co|Torra di l'Isuledda}}) is a [[Genoese towers in Corsica|Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Pietrosella]] ([[Corse-du-Sud]]) on the French island of [[Corsica]]. The tower sits at an elevation of 68&nbsp;m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Golfe d'Ajaccio.
+The '''Tower of Isuledda''' ({{langx|co|Torra di l'Isuledda}}) is a [[Genoese towers in Corsica|Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Pietrosella]] ([[Corse-du-Sud]]) on the [[Corsica]]. The tower sits at an elevation of 68&nbsp;m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
-The tower was built in around 1597. 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=138 |language=French }}</ref> The tower was restored in 1970<ref>{{cite web| title=Tour de l'Isolella | url=http://www.ajaccio-tourisme.com/sites-et-visites/PCUCOR2AV5008OY-6/detail/porticcio/tour-de-l-isolella | publisher=Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio | language=French | accessdate=28 May 2014 }}</ref> and listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|historical monuments]] of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.<ref>{{cite web | title=Monuments historiques: Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi | url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00099144 | publisher=Ministère de la culture | language=French | accessdate=4 May 2014 }}.</ref>
+The tower was built in around 1597. 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=138 |language=French }}</ref> The tower was restored in 1970<ref>{{cite web| title=Tour de l'Isolella | url=http://www.ajaccio-tourisme.com/sites-et-visites/PCUCOR2AV5008OY-6/detail/porticcio/tour-de-l-isolella | publisher=Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio | language=French | accessdate=28 May 2014 }}</ref> and listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|historical monuments]] of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA00099144 |Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi}}.</ref>
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+*[[List of Genoese towers in Corsica]]
 ==Notes and references==
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