Italy · 14th century
Torre Grossa is the tallest tower in San Gimignano, standing at 54 m (177 ft 2 in) high. It is one of the most iconic and well-known medieval towers in Tuscany. The tower was built in 1310.
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Torre Grossa ranks #2,641 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #206 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded 1310, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,891 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 38 km away. It is one of the 42 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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