Truglia Tower
| Truglia Tower | |
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 Truglia Tower in Sperlonga | |
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| Location | Sperlonga, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°15′16.14″N 13°26′01.88″E / 41.2544833°N 13.4338556°E |
The Truglia Tower (Italian: Torre Truglia) is a historic coastal tower in Sperlonga, Italy.
History
It is assumed that the tower was built in 1532 on the remains of a previous Roman watchtower. After being destroyed by the corsair Barbarossa on August 8, 1534[1], it was rebuilt in 1535 as part of a wide campaign of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to protect the coast of Italy[2].
Documentation of the tower is available from 1611, when the tower hosted a garrison of soldiers under command of one corporal Benedetto Veltrano. The tower was again invaded by the Turks in 1623[3][4].
In 1690 the tower was described[3]:
- "at the tip of the rock, which protrudes above the sea, is the watchtower called Truglio: a tower with three pieces of iron with two snap-hooks, inhabited by a soldier and in the summer by another added by the University."
Restorations of the tower were carried out in the beginning of the 21st century and completed in 2009[1].
Description
The building is located on the tip of the headland where the village of Sperlonga stands, overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. The tower has a quadrilateral plan with four corner buttresses.[5]
References
- 1 2 Tommaso Avallone, Justified by Faith The Intriguing Story of Giulia Gonzaga, Countess of Fondi, 2020, chapter 5
- ↑ Tommaso Avallone, Justified by Faith The Intriguing Story of Giulia Gonzaga, Countess of Fondi, 2020, chapter 9
- 1 2 FORTIFICAZIONI PREVENTIVE IL SISTEMA DI DIFESA DI COSTA: STORIA E PROBLEMI DI CONSERVAZIONE, ARMANDO CARAMANICA EDITORE, 2016, pages 30-31
- ↑ "Torre Truglia". Sperlonga Turismo (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ↑ "Torre Truglia Sperlonga: scopri la fantastica storia del simbolo di Sperlonga". Sperlonga Blu (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
External links
Media related to Torre Truglia at Wikimedia Commons