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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== | ||
The tower was likely built during the {{Wiki|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> | |||
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 Points|view point]], as well as a [[Glyphs|glyph]]. | *The tower contains a [[view Points|view point]], as well as a [[Glyphs|glyph]]. | ||
==Appearance== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{AC2}} | |||
[[Category:Towers]] | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in San Gimignano]] | [[Category:Landmarks in San Gimignano]] | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 21 December 2018
The Torre del Diavolo (English: Devil's Tower) was a tower located in the town of San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy.
History
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
- The tower contains a view point, as well as a glyph.
Appearance
Reference