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Tour d'Ancone

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Architect
  
unknown

Year built
  
1581

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The Tour d'Ancone or Tour de Palmentoggio (Corsican: Torra d'Ancone) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Calcatoggio (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits near the sea on the Punta di Palmentoju to the south of the Golfu di a Liscia.

Map of Tour d'Anc%C3%B4ne, 20111 Calcatoggio, France

The construction of the Tour d'Ancone began in 1581. 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.

In 2007 the tower was added to the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel maintained by the French Ministère de la culture. It is privately owned.

References

Tour d'Ancone Wikipedia