The Torre dell'Elefante, or Tower of the Elephant, is a medieval defensive tower in the Castello quarter of Cagliari, Sardinia, built in 1307 under Pisan rule to a design by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula. Constructed of white limestone and rising roughly 31 meters, it takes its name from a small elephant sculpture carved at its base, a Pisan symbol, and it later served as a prison as well as a defensive gateway into the old city. The tower still stands as a historical monument and entrance to the Castello quarter, having undergone restoration in 1906 under the engineer Dionigi Scano. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The tower was built in 1307, during the Pisan domination of the city, by the Sardinian architect Giovanni Capula, who had also designed the Torre di San Pancrazio two years earlier, as well as the Torre dell'Aquila, partly destroyed in the 18th century and now incorporated in Palazzo Boyl.
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The Torre dell'Elefante ("Tower of the Elephant") is a medieval tower in Cagliari, southern Sardinia, Italy.
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The tower was built on three sides in white limestone from the nearby Colle di Bonaria; another side was open, following the traditional Pisan style, and featured four floors of wooden galleries.
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