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The [[Torre del Diavolo]] (English: ''Devil's Tower'') was a tower located in the town of [[San Gimignano]] in [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]].
The [[Torre del Diavolo]] (English: ''Devil's Tower'') was a tower located in the town of [[San Gimignano]].


==History==
==History==
Likely built for medieval defence, the Torre del Diavolo once had a walkway at its summit. The wooden spikes around the top held the boards of the walkway in place.
The tower was likely built during the [[Middle Ages]] with wooden spikes around the top for defense. It once had a walkway at its summit. The spikes around the top held the boards of the walkway in place.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Torre del Diavolo]]</ref>


Depending on who you ask, the name (the Devil's Tower) comes from either the fact that lightning once struck the tower, or that the original owner left on a trip, only to come back and find it slightly higher than when he left.
The tower likely gained the name either from the belief that lightning once struck the tower, or that the original owner left on a trip, only to come back and find it slightly higher than when he left.<ref name="Database" />


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The tower contains a [[View Point|view point]], as well as a [[Glyphs|glyph]].
*The tower contains a [[view Points|view point]], as well as a [[Glyphs|glyph]].


==Reference==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''


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[[Category:Towers]]
[[Category:Landmarks in San Gimignano]]
[[Category:Tuscany]]
[[Category:Tuscany]]
[[Category:Landmarks]]

Latest revision as of 03:02, 27 August 2023

The Torre del Diavolo (English: Devil's Tower) was a tower located in the town of San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy.

History[edit | edit source]

The tower was likely built during the Middle Ages with wooden spikes around the top for defense. It once had a walkway at its summit. The spikes around the top held the boards of the walkway in place.[1]

The tower likely gained the name either from the belief that lightning once struck the tower, or that the original owner left on a trip, only to come back and find it slightly higher than when he left.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]