The Civic Tower (or Clock Tower, Torre di Castelvecchio) ( Italian : Torre Civica ) is a historic building in the town of Castel Goffredo , in the province of Mantua , Italy .
6-466: Civic Tower may refer to: Civic Tower (Castel Goffredo) , Italy Civic Tower (Pavia) , Italy Civic Tower (Varese) , Italy Civic Tower (Lagos) , Nigeria Civic Tower (Portland, Oregon) , United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Civic Tower . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-525: The civic tower (16th century) states: NE' SUPERBIA IN LA PROSPERA NE VILTA' IN LA ADVERSA and ALOYSIVS RODVLPHI FILIVS . The marble coat of arms with the Gonzaga weapon is affixed to the passing arch of the tower, once equipped with a gate, and two inscriptions are placed on the sides by Aloisio Gonzaga in the first half of the sixteenth century. Initially covered by a roof and about 20 meters high, it underwent expansion works that allowed it to reach
18-516: The current 27 meters in height. It was equipped with an external staircase, on the east side, which connected the square with the interior of the tower, in which justice was administered from the fifteenth century and where there was also a torture chamber. In 1492 it was raised with a new belfry which still hosts the concert of eight bells, some of which date back to the 16th century, of the Prepositural Church of Sant'Erasmo. In 1925
24-470: The first city walls of the city, it enclosed the medieval village of Castelvecchio in the southern part. Its foundation, perhaps on a pre-existing structure and with walls at the base of 1.30 meters thick, dates back to the 13th century and the public clock has been there since 1438. The civic tower was constructed in 1492, before the elevation. On the right is the Palazzo del Vicario. The Aloysian epigraph on
30-646: The historic city center, or in the part that bordered the ancient fortress of Castelvecchio ( castellum vetus ). On its right side was the Palazzo del Vicario, now incorporated into the Palazzo Gonzaga-Acerbi . Located on the left side of the Palazzo Gonzaga-Acerbi and the Palazzo della Ragione , it has witnessed for centuries the political center of the city and is popularly considered the symbol of Castel Goffredo. Belonging to
36-494: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Civic_Tower&oldid=1170924894 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Civic Tower (Castel Goffredo) The structure is located in Piazza Mazzini , in
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