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Torre Rossa
Ser Amantio di Nicolao: removed Category:Asti; added Category:Buildings and structures in Asti using HotCat
[[File:Torre Rossa Asti 02.jpg|thumb|A view of Torre Rossa.]]
The '''''Torre Rossa''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "Red Tower") is a [[Romanesque art|Romanesque]] tower located in [[Asti]], [[Italy]].
It is approximately 24 metres hight and shaped as a 16-sided polygon.
== History ==
The tower is one of the oldest building in Asti and was built in different ages: the red part was made in [[1st century BC]], while the highest part was built with [[tuff]] in [[11th century]]. It was probably one of the two towers of a [[city gate]] of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] period.
It is thought to be the place where saint [[Secundus of Asti]] was jailed before being decapitated on 30 March 119.
In [[12th century]] it became the ''[[campanile]]'' of an adjacent church, and it still keep this function today.
The basement was later filled and walled up to increase stability.
A copper steeple was present until 1777, when it was removed as it was unsafe.
== See also ==
* [[Asti City Walls]]
[[Category:Towers in Italy]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Asti]]
May 08, 2018 at 03:08AM
