Torre della Tromba
| Torre della Tromba | |
|---|---|
 The west side of the tower, located in Via Cavour, and the south side of the tower, partly against a building |
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| Data | |
| place | Trent |
| Construction year | 12th to 20th century |
| height | 32.10 m |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 4 '5.5 " N , 11 ° 7' 14.3" E |
The Torre della Tromba is one of what used to be a number of family towers in Via Cavour in Trento .
history
The tower was first mentioned in 1481. Its foundations were built in the 12th century by the Buonmartino family , who at the beginning of the 13th century erected a building that was leaned against the tower. In 1481 the banker Martino Buonmartino sold it for 370 ducats to the city's magistrate , who subsequently had the tower topped up with masonry bricks .
In 1683 it was mentioned for the first time with the name Torre della Tromba, which is still used today. It was used as a city prison from the end of the 18th century until around 1860. The tower, which is still owned by the municipality, was renovated in 2000 and is now partly used as an exhibition area.
description
The Torre delle Tromba has a trapezoidal floor plan of around 7.70 × 5.5 meters and a height of 32.10 meters, taking into account the dovetail pinnacles, even 33.15 meters. It has been increased several times over the years, which can also be seen from the different building materials.
The construction phases that characterize the tower today range from the 12th to the 20th century. The lower part of the tower shaft dates from the 12th century and consists of slightly red or pink-colored humpback blocks made of limestone , which rise up to a height of about seven meters. In a second construction period, the walls were raised again by one and a half meters.
In the 13th century, a building was added to the north and east, for which the tower served as a corner tower and of which only traces have survived today. The tower was again topped up with white ashlar. In a further construction phase, presumably carried out in the 14th century, structural changes took place in the upper area, in which bricks and river stones were used. During this construction period, the defense platform was decorated with battlements.
Subsequent renovations and extensions were carried out between the 17th and 18th centuries, and the tower was again raised to its current height with bricks. The last structural change took place in 1914 when the dovetail battlements that can still be seen today were added.
literature
- Moira Pederzolli: Torre della Tromba . In: Elisa Possenti, Giorgia Gentilini, Walter Landi, Michela Cunaccia (eds.): APSAT 5. Castra, castelli e domus murate. Corpus dei siti fortificati trentini tra tardo antico e basso medioevo. Schede 2. SAP Società Archeologica srl., Mantua 2013, ISBN 978-88-87115-80-2
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Daniele Lorenzi: Castles and palaces in Trentino and South Tyrol. Milan oA, p. 18
- ^ Trento Città del Concilio in books.google (Italian)
- ↑ Torre della Tromba on www.comune.trento.it (Italian)
- ^ Moira Pederzolli: Torre della Tromba p. 244
- ^ Moira Pederzolli: Torre della Tromba pp. 244–246