Monday, May 18, 2020

TOWERS OF THE CAPOCCI AND GRAZIANI FAMILIES

TORRI DEI CAPOCCI E DEI GRAZIANI
Via Giovanni Lanza/Piazza di S. Martino ai Monti

Two ancient towers of the twelfth century
They were arranged according to the orientation of the ancient Roman road which now matches Via in Selci and Via di S. Martino ai Monti

THE HIGHEST (36.10 m - 118.5 feet) originally belonged to the Arcioni family and later to the Capoccis
It is divided into seven floors plus the ground floor and terrace

THE LOWER belonged at first to the Cerroni family and later to the Grazianis

They are considered the Roman equivalent of the famous Towers Asinelli and Garisenda in Bologna

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