The tower was probably built in the second half of the sixteenth century.[1] It was one of a series of defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[2] Although the design is similar to other round Genoese towers built around the Corsican coastline, its position is unusual in being situated within a hamlet at an elevation of 170 metres (560 ft) and several kilometers from the sea.
The base of the tower would have originally contained a cistern to hold rainwater collected from the roof terrace but in the nineteenth century an entrance door was constructed at the ground floor level. In 2009 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" (Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel) maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. It is privately owned.[1]
^ abBase Mérimée: Poste d'observation dit tour génoise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^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. 73–144. ISBN2-84050-167-8.
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torra, poghju, tower, poghju, corsican, genoese, tower, corsica, located, hamlet, poggio, commune, tomino, haute, corse, tower, poghjucoordinates42, 98278, 37278, 98278, 37278builtsecond, half, 16th, centurylocation, tower, poghju, corsicathe, tower, probably,. The Tower of Poghju Corsican Torra di Poghju is a Genoese tower in Corsica located in the hamlet of Poggio in the commune of Tomino Haute Corse Tower of PoghjuCoordinates42 58 58 N 9 22 22 E 42 98278 N 9 37278 E 42 98278 9 37278BuiltSecond half 16th centuryLocation of Tower of Poghju in CorsicaThe tower was probably built in the second half of the sixteenth century 1 It was one of a series of defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates 2 Although the design is similar to other round Genoese towers built around the Corsican coastline its position is unusual in being situated within a hamlet at an elevation of 170 metres 560 ft and several kilometers from the sea The base of the tower would have originally contained a cistern to hold rainwater collected from the roof terrace but in the nineteenth century an entrance door was constructed at the ground floor level In 2009 the tower was added to the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage Inventaire general du patrimoine culturel maintained by the French Ministry of Culture It is privately owned 1 See also editList of Genoese towers in CorsicaNotes and references edit a b Base Merimee Poste d observation dit tour genoise Ministere francais de la Culture in French Graziani Antoine Marie 2000 Les ouvrages de defense en Corse contre les Turcs 1530 1650 In Verge Franceschi Michel Graziani Antoine Marie eds La guerre de course en Mediterranee 1515 1830 in French Paris Presses de l Universite Paris IV Sorbonne pp 73 144 ISBN 2 84050 167 8 nbsp This article about a Corsica building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torra di Poghju amp oldid 1193258038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
