Torre dei Capocci, Medieval residential tower at Piazza San Martino ai Monti, Rome, Italy
Torre dei Capocci is a medieval residential tower on Piazza San Martino ai Monti with a square base and seven floors rising 36 meters (118 feet). The facade features small travertine-framed windows, and the top has a parapet with merlons for defense.
The tower was built in the 12th century by the Arcioni family as a defensive and residential structure. The Capocci family later acquired it and expanded the surrounding area by constructing additional houses.
From 1936 the city of Rome granted the tower to the medallist brothers Pietro, Celestino Giuseppe and Vittorio Giampaoli, who used it as a workshop and home until the mid-1960s. Their life there is told in an illustrated book by Franco Bevilacqua.
The tower stands on an open plaza and is visible from all sides, though interior access is typically not available to visitors. The best time to view and photograph it is during early morning or late afternoon when light catches the facade nicely.
From 1936 the city granted the tower as a workshop and home to the medallist brothers Pietro, Celestino Giuseppe and Vittorio Giampaoli, who lived there until the mid-1960s; their life in the tower is told in an illustrated book by Franco Bevilacqua.
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