Torre del Diavolo

Devil's Tower in Piazza della Cisterna.

Devil's Tower (Italian: Torre del Diavolo) is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi.[1] It is named "Devil's Tower" because of a legend in which the owner of the tower at the time returned home after a long journey, and "[was] convinced that it had grown taller, the only explanation for the phenomenon, he alleged, being that a DIY-inclined devil had been busy during his absence".[2] It is made of white calciferous rock, possessing brackets on the top of the latter portion. [3]

The tower houses the (Italian: Museo della Tortura),[4] which provides scientific presentation of this subject matter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Art and History of Tuscany. Casa Editrice Bonechi. 2008. p. 59. ISBN 9788847617926.
  2. ↑ Rough Guides (15 September 2022). The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. p. 514. ISBN 9781839058745.
  3. ↑ Giada, Angeli (2 January 2023). Mi toscana insólita (in Spanish). Tektime. p. 53.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Bruce; de Rosa, Alessandra (29 March 2007). Italy For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 261. ISBN 9780470121139.
  5. ↑ Strachan, Donald (18 June 2021). Frommer's? Florence and Tuscany Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 163. ISBN 9781118167175.

43°28′03″N 11°02′38″E / 43.46757°N 11.04398°E / 43.46757; 11.04398

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