Malatestiana Tower
A 45-meter-high architectural gem, built in 1348 by Galeotto Malatesta.
MALATESTIANA TOWER – Next to the 16th-century civic bell tower stands the tall, slender Malatestiana Tower, a superb brick structure with sandstone cornices and corner bands. This architectural gem, which rises over 45 meters above the ancient castle, was built in 1348 by the warlike Galeotto Malatesta as a watchtower to control the rebellious inhabitants of Orcia, guilty of rebelling against the lordly authority and the unsustainable taxes imposed on them. The tower was remodeled in 1492 by the Florentine architect Baccio Pontelli and a few decades later by Filippo Terzi from Bologna, architect to the royal families of Spain and Portugal, who oversaw its elevation on commission from Marquis Pietro Bonarelli.
MALATESTIANA TOWER – Next to the 16th-century civic bell tower stands the tall, slender Malatestiana Tower, a superb brick structure with sandstone cornices and corner bands. This architectural gem, which rises over 45 meters above the ancient castle, was built in 1348 by the warlike Galeotto Malatesta as a watchtower to control the rebellious inhabitants of Orcia, guilty of rebelling against the lordly authority and the unsustainable taxes imposed on them. The tower was remodeled in 1492 by the Florentine architect Baccio Pontelli and a few decades later by Filippo Terzi from Bologna, architect to the royal families of Spain and Portugal, who oversaw its elevation on commission from Marquis Pietro Bonarelli. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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