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In 1328, the north side of the tower was closed to create residences and storage. During the
Spanish age, the building was also used as a prison, and its doors would show the severed heads of the prisoners who had undergone the death penalty in the nearby
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103:(the current Piazza Carlo Alberto). As part of this phenomenon, in the second half of the 17th century, the head of Marquis Cea was hung for several years, as he had been involved in the homicide of the vice-king Camarassa.
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of the island, but was damaged in 1708 by
English bombing, in 1717 by Spanish cannons, and finally lost its top part in 1793 during a French attack.
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tower also has a gate, which, together with that of the Torre di San
Pancrazio, is still the main entrance to the "Castello" quarter of Cagliari.
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Its height reaches roughly 31 metres, up to 35 counting the very top. From the side of via
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wall which presents a small sculpture of an elephant (chosen as a Pisan symbol).
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79:domination of the city, by the Sardinian architect
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216:Buildings and structures completed in 1307
75:The tower was built in 1307, during the
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59:, southern
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180:39°13′05″N
41:portcullis
39:The inner
183:9°06′54″E
117:limestone
55:tower in
101:plazuela
61:Sardinia
57:Cagliari
53:medieval
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71:History
77:Pisan
65:Italy
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