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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 m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio. |
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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> |
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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*{{cite web | title=Isolella : Présentation | url=http://www.torregiani.fr/histoire-corse/histoire-corse.php?lien=/lieu/51413-isolella.htm | publisher=I Torregiani | language=French | accessdate=18 May 2014 }} |
*{{cite web | title=Isolella : Présentation | url=http://www.torregiani.fr/histoire-corse/histoire-corse.php?lien=/lieu/51413-isolella.htm | publisher=I Torregiani | language=French | accessdate=18 May 2014 }} |
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*{{ cite web | title=Les Tours Génoises Corses | url=http://tour-genoise.fr/ | last1=Nivaggioni | first1=Mathieu | last2=Verges | first2=Jean-Marie | language=French }} Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs. |
*{{ cite web | title=Les Tours Génoises Corses | url=http://tour-genoise.fr/ | last1=Nivaggioni | first1=Mathieu | last2=Verges | first2=Jean-Marie | language=French }} Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs. |
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 1 November 2024
| Tower of Isuledda | |
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| Native name Torra di l'Isuledda (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′40″N 8°45′17″E / 41.84444°N 8.75472°E |
| Built | 1597 |
| Designated | 4 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099144 |
  Location of Tower of Isuledda in Corsica | |
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]
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- "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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