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
No comments:
Post a Comment