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Tower of Denice: at a glance

The Denice tower is a medieval tower sita a Denice, in province of Alessandria.

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Located in the historic centre of Denice, the tower is located above a rise of land around which historically the inhabited nucleus of the village developed.Explore this chapter

Located in the historic centre of Denice, the tower is located above a rise of land around which historically the inhabited nucleus of the village developed.[1][2]

The tower is slightly trapezoidal square plan of about 5,28 × 5,25 meters in addition to being 29 meters high; it was built in the late thirteenth century by the Marquis of Carretto.[1][2]

The top of the tower is decorated with three orders of arches a sixth acute alternating with frames of sawdust, while the original entrance presents an acute arc with architrave.[1][2]

The interior is equipped with a scale of one hundred steps through which it accesses the top of the tower.[1][2]

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  1. ^ to b c d Angela Crosta, Denice (AL). Medieval tower., up Archeocarta, 17 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026 (archived fromoriginal url on 12 May 2026).
  2. ^ to b c d Tower, up common.denice.al.it. Retrieved 12 May 2026 (archived fromoriginal url on 12 May 2026).
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