Torre of Torre
 
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The Torre von Torre is a facility of the Torre culture built in the natural rock in the hamlet of Torre , in the municipality of Porto-Vecchio on the French island of Corsica . This monument, named after the hamlet but atypical for the culture , gave the entire culture the name of the Torre culture and its bearers the name of Torreaner.
It rises on granite rocks and is the best example of a monument with a central corridor (without a cella as in the nuragic monuments), from which two side corridors and a niche extend.
Roger Grosjean interprets the building as a cult building. Slabs, ashes and charred organic remains that have cracked due to the effects of heat confirm the function as a place of worship. An important indication of fire cults is the smoke outlet at the end of the almost 10 m long central corridor. This carefully built fume cupboard lies in the direction of the wind, so that a strong chimney draft was guaranteed. Another proof is the granite in the smoke vent and in the corridor that had cracked off due to heat .
literature
- Roger Grosjean : The Megalithic Culture of Corsica . 1964
Coordinates: 41 ° 38 ′ 22.2 " N , 9 ° 17 ′ 54.2" E