Photos of the Amazing Medieval House Towers of San Gimignano, Tuscany Italy. Photos by photographer Paul E Williams . (TIP – use the icons below the slideshow for thumbnail photos and info)
Photos of the Amazing Medieval House Towers of San Gimignano, Tuscany Italy.
Photos of the Medieval House Towers of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Scilly.
San Gimignano The Medieval Manhattan
Ever wondered what Manhattan would have looked like if it was built 800 years ago. Well a look at the curious medieval towers of San Gimignano will give you some idea.
On close inspection it can be seen that the simple square towers of San Gimignano have little or no practical purpose. It was certainly possible to stand at the top of the towers, and shout abuse at neighbouring feuding families, but beyond that the towers have little other purpose. The towers have no rooms and were simply a bombastic expression of power.
The Twin Towers of San Gimignano
The ruling Council of San Gimignano put a height barrier on the towers. No family in San Gimignano could build a tower any taller than the tower of the town hall. Frustrated one family built 2 towers next to each other to show their prowess.
Many of the towers of San Gimignano and other Tuscan towns were badly built and were not structurally sound so tumbled to the ground. Other towers had to be taken down before they fell down. Enough towers have survived to turn the skyline of San Gimignano into a very strange and unique sight.
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