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The Tower’s history from 1128 to nowadays
According to some sources, the first tower was built in 1128, a little less tall than the actual tower, with a similar architectural structure, but with three overlapping crenellated logs. At its top, to advise approaching ships, bundles of dry stalks of heather or broom were lighten up.
The documents of the XI century, the first chronicles and the official acts of the rising municipality of Genoa, provide sure facts on the signal tower, but not on its exact building data. In 1318, during the war between Guelphs and Ghibellines, the tower suffered from considerable damages on the ground, inferred by the Ghibellines; in 1321, consolidation works were made, and a ditch was excavated to make the tower more defendable.
According to some sources, the first tower was built in 1128, a little less tall than the actual tower, with a similar architectural structure, but with three overlapping crenellated logs. At its top, to advise approaching ships, bundles of dry stalks of heather or broom were lighten up.
The documents of the XI century, the first chronicles and the official acts of the rising municipality of Genoa, provide sure facts on the signal tower, but not on its exact building data. In 1318, during the war between Guelphs and Ghibellines, the tower suffered from considerable damages on the ground, inferred by the Ghibellines; in 1321, consolidation works were made, and a ditch was excavated to make the tower more defendable.
