Torre dei Capocci

Torre dei Capocci
Torre dei Capocci
	Capocci Tower in Rome
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General information
Location	Rome, Italy
Coordinates	41°53′42″N 12°29′51″E / 41.8949°N 12.4976°E

Torre dei Capocci (Engl.: "The Tower of the Capocci") is a tower at San Martino ai Monti square in Rome, Italy.^[1]

Description

Torre dei Capocci, along with Torre dei Graziani, constitutes a kind of monumental entrance to top of the hill Esquilino.^[2]

History

Built by the family of Arcioni in the 12th century, it afterwards went to the Capocci, a noble family from Viterbo. These erected around the tower a number of houses, which no longer exist, but which made the building a sort of citadel. The tower is 36 m (118 ft) high with seven floors, a square base, and windows framed in travertine. The terrace, bordered by a brick parapet, is edged by crenellated battlements on each side, and emerges at the output hopper of the staircase.

References

^ Art and History: Rome and the Vatican. Casa Editrice Bonechi. 1999. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-88-476-0178-9.
^ Paula Landart (22 January 2015). Finding Ancient Rome: Walks in the city. Paula Landart. pp. 275–. GGKEY:0YJXWSWFB9K.

External links

Roma Sparita – Torre dei Capocci

Media related to Torre dei Capocci (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Campo Verano	Landmarks of Rome Torre dei Capocci	Succeeded by Column of the Immaculate Conception, Rome

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[aandh-1] Art and History: Rome and the Vatican. Casa Editrice Bonechi. 1999. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-88-476-0178-9.

[Landart2015-2] Paula Landart (22 January 2015). Finding Ancient Rome: Walks in the city. Paula Landart. pp. 275–. GGKEY:0YJXWSWFB9K.

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