| Torre dei Capocci | |
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 Capocci Tower in Rome | |
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| Location | Rome,Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°53′42″N12°29′51″E / 41.8949°N 12.4976°E /41.8949; 12.4976 |
Torre dei Capocci (Engl.: "The Tower of the Capocci") is a tower atSan Martino ai Monti square inRome, Italy.[1]
Torre dei Capocci, along with Torre dei Graziani, constitutes a kind of monumental entrance to top of the hillEsquilino.[2]
Built by the family of Arcioni in the 12th century, it afterwards went to theCapocci, a noble family fromViterbo. These erected around the tower a number of houses, which no longer exist, but which made the building a sort of citadel. The tower is 36 m (118 ft) high with seven floors, a square base, and windows framed in travertine. The terrace, bordered by a brick parapet, is edged by crenellatedbattlements on each side, and emerges at the output hopper of the staircase.
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| Preceded by Campo Verano | Landmarks of Rome Torre dei Capocci | Succeeded by Column of the Immaculate Conception, Rome |
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