Guaita Tower

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Guaita Tower is the oldest and most famous of San Marino’s three medieval fortresses, perched dramatically atop Mount Titano and serving as a symbol of the republic.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cesta Tower 2
Guaita Tower canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval fortress
tourist attraction
tower
alsoKnownAs Prima Torre NERFINISHED
appearsOn San Marino coins
San Marino postage stamps
approximateConstructionCentury 11th century
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
associatedWith Second Tower (Cesta) NERFINISHED
Third Tower (Montale) NERFINISHED
builtOn rocky crag of Mount Titano
category cultural heritage monument
continent Europe
country Republic of San Marino NERFINISHED
defensiveRole part of Mount Titano fortification system
era Middle Ages
feature battlements
courtyard
defensive walls
keep
function defense of San Marino
governingBody Republic of San Marino authorities NERFINISHED
hasAccess footpath from historic centre of San Marino
hasStatus national symbol
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
locatedIn San Marino NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Apennine Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Titano NERFINISHED
material stone
near historic centre of San Marino
notableFor being the most famous of San Marino’s three towers
openToPublic true
partOf City of San Marino NERFINISHED
Three Towers of San Marino NERFINISHED
positionAmongThreeTowers first tower
preservationStatus well preserved
relativeAge oldest of the Three Towers of San Marino
symbolOf Republic of San Marino NERFINISHED
San Marino’s independence
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in San Marino
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOSite San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano NERFINISHED
usedAs fortress
prison
watchtower
viewOverlooks City of San Marino NERFINISHED
surrounding countryside

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano includesFeature Guaita Tower
this entity surface form: Cesta Tower
Monte Titano hasFortification Guaita Tower
Monte Titano hasFortification Guaita Tower
this entity surface form: Cesta Tower