🔴The Scola Tower🔴 . ⚫Torre Scola in Italian ,originally known as the tower of St. John the Baptist. ⚫A magnificent half-ruined fortress of the Gulf of Poets in the coastal region of Liguria in north-western Italy. ⚫It is a military defensive fortress built by the Republic of Genoa in 1606 to protect the coasts and villages. ⚫The fortress was designed to accommodate 8 soldiers (including a bomber and their captain). ⚫The Scola Tower is pentagonal in shape and is about 42 feet tall . ⚫It was built with large blocks of square stone and has a thickness of the walls of approximately 4 feet. ⚫That's why it has survived the violent events and the passage of the time. ⚫Its corners are topped with a turret and an observational opening for the 10 canons which were meant to protect the area from attacks from the sea. ⚫The British bombardment seriously damaged the tower during the naval battle held between the French and the British fleets on 23rd June 1800. ⚫A significant part of the structure was broke down and it was not functional any more and it was completely abandoned very soon after that . . . FOLLOW me @historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . . #scolatower #tower #scola #torrescola #liguria #italy #fort #fortress #canon #sea #archaeology #history #ancient #art #archeologia #archaeologist #architecture #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #rome #london #paris #photography #usa #museum #roma #book #explorepage #featured (at Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPyd--2n9fq/?utm_medium=tumblr
