Casa dei Crescenzi

Exterior: Detail of Eastern Facade Balustrade

Title Variant
Casa di Cola di Rienzo
Date

ca. 1040-1065 CE

Geographic Coordinates
41.889702, 12.480716

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Notes

This tower is the remains of a Medieval fortress built with fragments of Classical buildings and Medieval copies. It was constructed by Nicholas, son of Crescentius and Theodora, per an inscription over the entrance.

Style/Period

Image Date
March, 2012
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer