Torre degli Alberti
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The Torre degli Alberti is a medieval tower in Florence
, Italy. It has a polygonal plan and was the headquarters and residence of the Alberti
, one of the most numerous and powerful families in the medieval Florence.
It was once sided by a ditch (a nearby church was in fact known as San Jacopo dei Fossi, Italian for "St. James of the Ditches") and had some single mullioned windows, now replaced by normal windows. At the base is a small loggia
from the 15th century, whose capitals show the Alberti coat of arms, featuring two crossing chains. After the Florentine branch of the family disappeared in 1836, it was owned by other families such as the Ubaldini and Mori. It was restored during the 1990s.
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy. It has a polygonal plan and was the headquarters and residence of the Alberti
Alberti (family)
The Alberti family was a major political family in Florence.-History:The Alberti originated from the castle of Catenaia in Valdarno Casentinese, whence the presence of two chains in their coat of arms...
, one of the most numerous and powerful families in the medieval Florence.
It was once sided by a ditch (a nearby church was in fact known as San Jacopo dei Fossi, Italian for "St. James of the Ditches") and had some single mullioned windows, now replaced by normal windows. At the base is a small loggia
Loggia
Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Minoan design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall...
from the 15th century, whose capitals show the Alberti coat of arms, featuring two crossing chains. After the Florentine branch of the family disappeared in 1836, it was owned by other families such as the Ubaldini and Mori. It was restored during the 1990s.