Guinigi Tower
The Torre Guinigi is a tower in Lucca in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. It is a typical example of local Romanesque-Gothic architecture. The height of the tower is 45 metres with a total of 233 steps to reach the top.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza dell’Anfiteatro and Lucca Cathedral.
Piazza dell’Anfiteatro
Square
Photo: Kasa Fue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is a public square in the northeast quadrant of the walled center of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The ring of buildings surrounding the square follows the elliptical shape of the former second century Roman amphitheater of Lucca. Piazza dell’Anfiteatro is situated 180 metres northwest of Guinigi Tower.
Lucca Cathedral
Church
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucca Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Lucca Cathedral is situated 370 metres south of Guinigi Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sorbano del Giudice and Sorbano del Vescovo.
Sorbano del Vescovo
Hamlet
Sorbano del Vescovo is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Guinigi Tower.
Verciano
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verciano is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Guinigi Tower.
Guinigi Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Lucca, Italy
- Categories: historical civil building museum, military museum building, and museum of a public entity
- Location: Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Guinigi Tower” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Guinigi dorrea”
- Chinese: “圭尼吉塔”
- Czech: “Věž Guinigi”
- Danish: “Torre Guinigi”
- Dutch: “Guinigi Tower”
- French: “torre Guinigi”
- French: “Torre Guinigi”
- German: “Guinigiturm”
- Greek: “Πύργος Γκινίγκι”
- Greek: “Πύργος Γκουινίτζι”
- Italian: “Torre Guinigi”
- Portuguese: “Torre Guinigi”
- Russian: “Башня Гуиниджи”
- Spanish: “Torre Guinigi”
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