Girgenti Loader Tower (Tower of Charles V)
1355 -
La Loader tower (Turris marittimae Agrigento) is a building of medieval origin in the urban center of Porto Empedocle, near the entrance to the port.
Built around the fourteenth century (there are testimonies starting from 1355), it had the purpose of guarding the coast of Agrigento from possible Saracen invasions.
The tower was used as a prison for a long time: in 1848 it was the scene of the massacre of 114 unarmed prisoners, made known by the famous Empedocline writer Andrea Camilleri in the work "The forgotten massacre". Today it is used as an artistic-cultural centre. The architectural complex, with a square plan, is owned by the Municipality of Porto Empedocle and its main parts are preserved.
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Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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