Torre dei Lamberti
The Torre dei Lamberti is a tower in the northern Italian city of Verona in Veneto . With a height of 84 meters, it clearly towers above its surroundings as one of the tallest buildings in the city. The tower stands right in the center of the old town, about 450 meters north-northeast of the Arena di Verona on the western corner of a block in Piazza delle Erbe, on the narrow street of Via della Costa, which has a passage to Piazza dei Signori (due to the Dante- Statue often just called Piazza Dante).
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The construction of the former community tower began in 1172. Tuff and terracotta were initially used for the Romanesque construction . The bell cage of the Torre dei Lamberti housed two bells. The smaller one - called Marangona - was struck every hour of the day and when there was a fire alarm. Rengo , the larger bell, was used to summon city councils and to call the population to arms in times of military conflict. Both bells were melted down and replaced several times. In May 1403, lightning struck the helmet , which caused a fire and subsequently the top of the tower collapsed. Restoration work began in 1448 and was completed in 1464. The opportunity was taken to raise the tower. The younger sections can still be identified by the different building materials such as marble . The large tower clock was installed in 1779.
Nowadays the tower is a popular tourist attraction. A lift or 368 steps take you to a viewing platform from which you have a wide view of Verona.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 34 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 51 ″ E