Mannelli Tower (Florence)

Italy / Toscana / Florence / Via dei Bardi
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This is the only surviving tower of the four once located at the corners of the Old Bridge. It was built in 12th Century by the Mannelli, one of the most ancient families of Florence whose prestige was still so great in 1565 that even Cosimo I de' Medici avoided to destroy their tower during the building of the Vasari Corridor above the Old Bridge and ordered the Corridor to turn around the tower. On top of the Mannelli tower a brick-made floor has been built in subsequent times. www.firenze-oltrarno.net/english/arte/torri.php
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Coordinates:   43°46'3"N   11°15'10"E
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