Reference no. PA00099168 Year built 1599 | Address 20228 Cagnano, France Designated as world heritage site 17 December 1926 | |
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The Tour de l'Osse or Tour de Losse (Corsican: Torra di l'Osse) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Cagnano (Haute-Corse) on the French island of Corsica. The tower lies on the east coast of Cap Corse.
The construction of the tower was begun in March 1599. 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 1926 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France. The date of construction given in the database (1520) is incorrect.
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