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Cassero Senese

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Cassero Senese
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
The keep incorporated in the Bastione Fortezza
Cassero Senese is located in Italy
Cassero Senese
Cassero Senese
Coordinates42°45′42″N 11°06′59″E / 42.761756°N 11.116467°E / 42.761756; 11.116467
TypeKeep
Site information
OwnerCity of Grosseto
Open to
the public
Daily
ConditionWell-preserved or intact
Site history
Built1345
Built byRepublic of Siena
MaterialsStone

The Cassero Senese (English: Sienese Keep) is a 14th-century fortification located in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy.

Built by the Republic of Siena, it survived the demolition of the Sienese fortifications ordered by Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1565 and was incorporated in the Bastione Fortezza (Fortress Bastion) of the Grosseto city walls.

Bibliography

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