''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven

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, Galician,

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and Corsican) and may refer to:

Biology

* Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * '' Sypharochiton torri'', a mollusc

Chess

* Carlos Torre Repetto, Mexican chess grandmaster **

Torre Attack The Torre Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves: :1. d4 Nf6 :2. Nf3 e6 :3. Bg5 ('' ECO'' code A46) or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (''ECO'' code D03): :2... d5 :3. Bg5 or the Torre Attack in the Eas ...

, an opening in chess *

Eugenio Torre Eugenio "Eugene" Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a Filipino chess player. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became not just the first Filipino but also the first Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster. Torre did this by winning the silver med ...

(born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster * An alternative name for a

rook Rook (''Corvus frugilegus'') is a bird of the corvid family. Rook or rooks may also refer to: Games *Rook (chess), a piece in chess *Rook (card game), a trick-taking card game Military * Sukhoi Su-25 or Rook, a close air support aircraft * USS ...

in chess

Places

Brazil

* Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of

Recife That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15) , image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Recife location map.svg , mapsize = 250px , map_caption = Location in the state of Pernambuco , pushpin_map = Brazil#South A ...

England

* Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon * Torre, Somerset, a hamlet in the county of Somerset

France

* Torre, Corsica

Italy

Torre Annunziata Torre Annunziata (; nap, Torr'Annunziata) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, region of Campania in Italy. It is located on the Gulf of Naples at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. History The city was destroyed in the Vesuvius ...

, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania * Torre Archirafi, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily *

Torre Boldone Torre Boldone (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo, at the entrance of the Valle Seriana. Part of Torre Bo ...

, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy *

Torre Bormida Torre Bormida is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Torre Bormida borders the following municipalities: Bergolo, Bosia, Cortemili ...

, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont *

Torre Canavese Torre Canavese (Piedmontese: ''La Tor Bèr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Torre Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Qu ...

, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont *

Torre de' Busi Torre de' Busi ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Torre de' Busi borders the following municipalities: ...

, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy *

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; nap, Torre d' 'o Grieco; "Greek man's Tower") is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful cora ...

, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania *

Torre Mondovì Torre Mondovì is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 521 and an area of .All demographics and ...

, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont *

Torre Pallavicina Torre Pallavicina ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic ...

, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy *

Torre Pellice Torre Pellice ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''La Torre de Pèlis'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. It is crossed by the Pellice river. Torre Pellice is the c ...

, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont ;Other variants: *

Torri del Benaco Torri del Benaco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona, on the eastern coast of the Lake Garda. Torri del Benaco borders the following m ...

, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto *

Torri di Quartesolo Torri di Quartesolo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern-eastern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in th ...

, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto *

Torri in Sabina Torri in Sabina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. Located on a ridge of the Monti Sabini, it is part of the Sabina traditional region ...

, a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian of Latium *

Torri Superiore {{More citations needed, date=July 2020 The medieval village of Torri Superiore (13th century) has been described as "a little jewel of popular architecture." It is located in the Liguria in Italy, near Ventimiglia (county of Imperia), a few kilome ...

, a medieval village in the commune of Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in the region of Liguria *

Campolongo al Torre Campolongo al Torre ( fur, Cjamplunc) is a former ''comune'' of the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km southeast of Udine. Since 2009 it has been one of ...

, a commune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia *

Largo di Torre Argentina Largo di Torre Argentina is a square in Rome, Italy, with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is in the ancient Campus Martius. The name of the square comes from the ''Torre Argentina'', which takes its name fro ...

, a square in the ancient Campus Martius, Rome *

San Vito al Torre San Vito al Torre ( sl, Šentvid na Teru; fur, San Vît de Tor) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. San Vito al Torre borders the follow ...

, a comune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Mexico

Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz Martínez or Martinez may refer to: Places Argentina * Martínez, Buenos Aires * Coronel Martínez de Hoz, Buenos Aires Province France * Hôtel Martinez, in Cannes Mexico * Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz Spain * Martínez, Ávila, a municipa ...

, a municipality in the State of Veracruz

Portugal

* Torre (Amares), a civil parish in the municipality of Amares

Puerto Rico

Torre, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico Torre is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,096. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...

, a ''barrio''

Spain

Torre (Treviño) Torre is a hamlet and ''minor local entity'' located in the municipality of Condado de Treviño, in Burgos province, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 8. Geography Torre is located 109km east-northeast of Burgos ...

, a hamlet *

La Torre La Torre is a municipality composed of the following districts, Balbarda, Blacha, Guareña, Oco and Sanchicorto located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: In ...

, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León * Torre Alháquime, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia *

Torre-Cardela Torre-Cardela is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional d ...

, a municipality in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia *

Torre de Arcas Torre de Arcas () or Torredarques () is a municipality located in the Matarraña/Matarranya comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculati ...

, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon *

Torre de las Arcas Torre de las Arcas is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given popul ...

, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon *

Torre del Compte Torre del Compte () or La Torre del Comte () is a municipality located in the Matarraña/Matarranya, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculati ...

, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon *

Torre los Negros Torre los Negros is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given populat ...

, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon *

Torre-Pacheco Torre-Pacheco () is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It covers an area of 189.4 km² and its population in 2019 was 35,676. The only high ground in the municipality is Cabezo Gordo hill, the locatio ...

, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia * Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the

autonomous community of the Basque Country The Basque Country (; eu, Euskadi ; es, País Vasco ), also called Basque Autonomous Community ( eu, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, links=no, EAE; es, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, links=no, CAPV), is an autonomous community of Spain. It ...

Switzerland

Torre, Switzerland Torre was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Torre would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Olivone to form a new municipal ...

, a municipality in the district of Blenio, canton of Ticino

Geographic features

Elevations

Cerro Torre Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). The peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peak ...

, a mountain in the Patagonian Ice Field *

Torre de Aspa Sagres is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. It has 1,894 inhabitants (2021) in an area of . It is historically connected to the early Portuguese Age of Discovery. Sagres is near the Weste ...

, an elevation on the coast of Portugal * Torre de Cerredo, a peak in Spain *

Torre (Serra da Estrela) Torre (English: ''Tower'') is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest in the country overall (only Mount Pico, in the Azores, is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a pla ...

, the highest point of mainland Portugal

Islands

* Torre Astura, an island near Anzio

Streams

Torre River The Torre ( Friulian: ''Tôr''; sl, Ter) is a river of the Province of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy. It is the main right tributary of the Isonzo; the Torre together with its own tributary the Natisone drain a large part of t ...

, a tributary of the Isonzo

Structures

Modern skyscrapers

Torre Agbar ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * ...

, a building in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Spain * Torre Bicentenario, planned and cancelled building of

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

Torre Caja Madrid The Torre Cepsa (renamed in June 2014, before was Torre Bankia)( en, Cepsa Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of and 45 floors, it is the second tallest of the four buildings in the ...

, a new skyscraper in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

, Spain * Torre Caney, planned skyscraper of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola () is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster and by the Spanish civil engineers Julio Martínez Calz� ...

, uniquely designed tower in

* Torre de Cristal (disambiguation), multiple structures * Torre Espacio, a new skyscraper in

, Spain *

Torre Europa (disambiguation) Name Torre Europa refer to: * Torres Europa (Torre Europa 1 to 5), complex of skyscrapers in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, suburb of Barcelona * Torre Europa (Madrid), skyscraper in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of ...

, multiple structures *

Torre Fundadores The Ivy was a planned skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico. The tower was going to be located in the upscale Valle Oriente sector. When complete, it will be the tallest building in the Monterrey area and, depending upon exact final height and defini ...

, planned skyscraper of Monterrey, Mexico *

Torre Latinoamericana The Torre Latinoamericana () is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City, situated in the historic city center. Its central location, height (), and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks. It is widely recognized internationally ...

, a building in

, Mexico *

Torre Mapfre Torre Mapfre is a skyscraper in the Port Olímpic (Olympic Port), the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of Barcelona in Spain. It is named after its owner, Mapfre, an insurance company. Also present in the tower are: Haufe Group, Kantox, ...

, skyscraper in

Torre Mayor The Torre Mayor (literally "Major Tower") is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (738 feet) to the top floor and 55 stories, it is the third tallest building in Mexico. It was surpassed in height by Torre BBVA Banco ...

, skyscraper of

Torre Picasso Torre Picasso (Picasso Tower) is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain designed by Minoru Yamasaki. From 1988 until 2007 it was the tallest building in Madrid, measuring and with 43 floors. Torre Picasso is located next to the Pablo Picasso Square, wi ...

, a skyscraper in

, Spain

Telecommunications towers

Torre Entel Torre Entel (Entel Tower) is the name of a high TV and telecommunications tower in Santiago, Chile. Torre Entel has an observation deck open for visitors. Construction began in 1970 during Eduardo Frei Montalva term as president and it was ina ...

, located in Santiago, Chile * Torre España, located in

Tramway towers

Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I is a 107-metre (351 feet) high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is currently the fifth-tallest aerial lift pylon in the world, and is a part of the Port Vell Aeri ...

, tramway tower of

Torre Sant Sebastia ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * ...

, tramway tower in

Other

* Torre degli Asinelli, the highest of the

Towers of Bologna The Towers of Bologna are a group of medieval structures in Bologna, Italy. The two most prominent ones remaining, known as the Two Towers, are a landmark of the city. History Between the 12th and the 13th century, Bologna was a city full of ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

* Torre Abbey, a building in Britain * Torre Ader, monumental tower of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Torre della Ghirlandina The Torre della Ghirlandina or simply Ghirlandina is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Standing at 86.12 metres, the tower is the traditional symbol of Modena, being visible from all directions outside the ...

, a bell-tower in Italy *

Torre del Oro The Torre del Oro ( ar, بُرْج الذَّهَب, burj aḏẖ-ḏẖahab, lit=Tower of Gold) is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via th ...

, medieval watchtower in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

* Torre di Moravola, hotel in

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Torre railway station Torre railway station is a suburban station on the Riviera Line in Torquay, Devon, England. It is measured from . The station is managed by Great Western Railway but is not staffed. The station buildings are Grade II listed. History A broad ...

, in the United Kingdom *

Torre (WSMR) railway station Torre was a recognised stopping place, not a formal station, on the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR). The railway's prime purpose was to carry iron ore from mines to Watchet harbour in Somerset, England. It was "general practice to pick ...

, also in the United Kingdom * Torri, structures from which the Torréen Culture on Corsica is named * Torre.co, website

Other uses

* Torre (name) * Torre, one of 17 ''contrade'' of

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...