The Tower of Campumoru (Corsican: Torra di Campumoru) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Belvédère-Campomoro (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 78 m (256 ft) on the Punta di Campomoro headland which forms the southern limit of the Golfe de Valinco.
| Tower of Campumoru | |
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| Native name Torra di Campumoru (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′20″N 8°48′26″E / 41.63889°N 8.80722°E |
| Built | 1585-1586 |
| Architect | Carlo Spinosa |
| Designated | 4 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099143 |
  Location of Tower of Campumoru in Corsica | |
The tower was designed by Carlo Spinosa and built between 1585 and 1586 by the master-mason Giorgio Canton. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1] In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Since 1986 the tower has been owned and maintained by a French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency plans to purchase 132 ha (330 acres) of the headland and as of 2011 had acquired 70 ha (170 acres).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 145–147. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Tour de Campomoro et son enceinte fortifiée, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Tour Genoise de Campumoru". Catalogue monuments historiques (PDF) (Report) (in French). Conservatoire du Littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie, République Française. July 2011. p. 47. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links
edit- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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