Torre Grossa - San Gimignano, Italy
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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 .
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Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 08/07/2014
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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."
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