TALLEST - Tower of the city - San Gimignano, Italy
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N 43° 28.062 E 011° 02.578
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San Gimignano is especially famous for its medieval towers that still stand out on its landscape, which have earned him the nickname of Manhattan of the Middle Ages, today sixteen towers remain. The highest is the he Torre Grossa.
Waymark Code: WMM7Z1
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 08/07/2014
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In the Official website of the tower you can read: (
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"Alongside the building the beautiful Torre Grossa, completed in 1311, the highest in the city, from where you can admire a unique and unforgettable experience."
In the official tourism website reads: (
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"Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall) stands on the central Piazza del Duomo. Inside there is the famous room "Sala di Dante" that is decorated with important collections of courtly frescoes and the Picture Gallery with its works dating back to the 13th and 17th centuries. From Palazzo Comunale you can also go up to the top of the Torre Grossa, San Gimignano's highest tower from where an amazing view will take your breath away.
It is also possible to climb the Torre Grossa. From its top you will enjoy the view of the town and its surrounding countryside, including the whole Valdelsa region to the mountains of the area of Pistoia and to the Apuan Alps."
In the Wikipédia you can read: (
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"The Big Tower is the tallest tower of San Gimignano (hence the name) and is located in Piazza del Duomo , next to the new palace of the Podesta .
It was started exactly on August 21, 1300 , four months after the city avevava hosted Dante Alighieri , and was finished in 1311 . It is 54 meters high and the only one on which access is allowed to the public.
The tower rests on a passage he turned and, like all the other towers of San Gimignano, square base. The parmento to view it in stone, cut in regular drafts well.
On the summit, from which there are magnificent views over the town and the surrounding countryside, there is a belfry, surrounded by a walkway protected by railings resting on hanging arches . the coverage of the cell is pyramidal and is reminiscent of the nearby tower Rognosa .
The tower can be visited with the same ticket for the Museum ."