architecture

Torre Grossa

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy

Torre Grossa [Italian]

Architecture

built
1300-1311
culture
Italian
style/period
Medieval
work type
tower
material
stone
technique
stonemasonry

Specifications

height
54.0 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Province of Siena » San Gimignano
local language location name
San Gimignano, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
1311-1351
San Gimignano (city state)
1351-1532
Republic of Florence
1532-1569
Duchy of Florence
1569-1801
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1801-1807
Kingdom of Etruria
1807-1815
French Empire
1815-1859
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1859-1860
United Provinces of Central Italy

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of San Gimignano
type
cultural
criteria
I, III, IV
designation
reference
550
Municipal Palace of San Gimignano, back side with Torre Grossa
Municipal Palace of San Gimignano, back side with Torre Grossa San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Towers of the Ardinghelli, with Torre Grossa in the background
Towers of the Ardinghelli, with Torre Grossa in the background San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Towers of the Ardinghelli, with Torre Grossa in the background
Towers of the Ardinghelli, with Torre Grossa in the background San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Tower of the Cugnanesi, with Torre Grossa
Tower of the Cugnanesi, with Torre Grossa San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Towers of the Ardinghelli, and Torre Grossa
Towers of the Ardinghelli, and Torre Grossa San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy