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Torra d'Albu

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Tower of Albu
Native name
Corsican: Torra d'Albu
Coordinates42°48′29″N 9°20′02″E / 42.80806°N 9.33389°E / 42.80806; 9.33389
BuiltSecond half 16th century
Designated4 August 1992
Reference no.PA00099284
Location of Tower of Albu in Corsica

The Tower of Albu[a] (Corsican: Torra d'Albu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Ogliastro (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of the Cap Corse on Corsica.

History

The tower 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. The tower was damaged in 1588 when Hassan Veneziano attacked the nearby village of Ogliastro and carried off several dozen villagers.[1] A list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 records that tower was guarded by men from the villages of Ogliastro and Olcani, but only during the night.[2]

In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The tower has several other names: Torra d'Ogliastro, Torra d'Olchini and Torra del Greco

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 90. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 68. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Tour d'Albo, dite aussi d'Olchini ou del Greco, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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