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Defensive tower, designed by the Cagliari architect Giovanni Capula and erected by the Pisans in 1305. At the beginning of the XIV century, threatened by the Aragonese ascent in the Mediterranean Sea, Pisa proceeded to erect imposing towers, in order to consolidate its stronghold in the south of Sardinia. Designed by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, the towers of San Pancrazio and the Elephant were praised for their uniqueness, when, in 1535, Charles V, the mighty sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire, listed them among the best military works of the whole Europe. Completed in 1305, with its walls of thick limestone blocks, its narrow slits and its heavy shutters, the Tower of San Pancrazio protected the northern slope of the Castle; placed at a hundred meters above sea level, developed on four levels for a total height of more than thirty-six meters, it was also a perfect sighting spot against possible attacks coming both from the sea and from the hinterland. Lost the original function of main access to the Castle, in the sixteenth century the tower was used as a prison, where the convicts lived in inhumane conditions. Although now almost detached from the Piazza Indipendenza, the Tower of San Pancrazio is still one of the most recognizable figures in the profile of the city of Cagliari. Returned to its original appearance, it can now be visited with access from the adjacent Palazzo delle Seziate. Sc: www.cagliariturismo.it
Defensive tower, designed by the Cagliari architect Giovanni Capula and erected by the Pisans in 1305. At the beginning of the XIV century, threatened by the Aragonese ascent in the Mediterranean Sea, Pisa proceeded to erect imposing towers, in order to consolidate its stronghold in the south of Sardinia. Designed by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, the towers of San Pancrazio and the Elephant were praised for their uniqueness, when, in 1535, Charles V, the mighty sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire, listed them among the best military works of the whole Europe. Completed in 1305, with its walls of thick limestone blocks, its narrow slits and its heavy shutters, the Tower of San Pancrazio protected the northern slope of the Castle; placed at a hundred meters above sea level, developed on four levels for a total height of more than thirty-six meters, it was also a perfect sighting spot against possible attacks coming both from the sea and from the hinterland. Lost the original function of main access to the Castle, in the sixteenth century the tower was used as a prison, where the convicts lived in inhumane conditions. Although now almost detached from the Piazza Indipendenza, the Tower of San Pancrazio is still one of the most recognizable figures in the profile of the city of Cagliari. Returned to its original appearance, it can now be visited with access from the adjacent Palazzo delle Seziate. Sc: www.cagliariturismo.it
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