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Torre del Borgognone

Torre del Borgognone (ex Torre di San Silvestro)
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Piazza del Gesu, 01100, Viterbo, ItalyMap
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  • kpiddy
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    Towering over the old market square

    The Tower of Borgognone overlooks Piazza del Gesu, an old market square in Viterbo, in the second half of the eleventh century towers started to spring up across Viterbo, initially for defense but ove...

    Reviewed on Jun 21, 2018
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    It is a typical medieval tower. It has a simple but at the same time amusing and suggestive architecture. The name comes from the measurement of the foot of Borgognone a rich character of the era. It is certainly ...

    Reviewed on Oct 8, 2023
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    With its thickness and simple medieval form, he thrones on the corner between the square of Jesus and via S. Lorenzo. It would be a common medieval tower if it was not for the particularity that the base returns the mi...

    Reviewed on Mar 11, 2022
  • claudio d
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    A "guard" of the square

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    On one side of the square, this powerful tower (private property) appears to be a guardian to the underground square. It is not given to know exactly its origin, but it is already ...

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2020
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    The tower was built in the 12th century with defensive function and is one of those around the San Pellegrino district. The importance of the tower is attested by the fact that, at its base, it was seg...

    Reviewed on Dec 3, 2019
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