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The Torre dello Sperone is a medieval tower in
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. It is located in the Stampace historical quarter of the city. The tower was part of the city's fortifications built in white
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in the 13th century. A
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on the facade of the tower state that the tower was completed in March 1293 during the government of the ''Captain of the people'' Alberti.


Sources

*Giancarlo Sorgia. ''Cagliari. La suggestione delle epigrafi''. Cagliari, Edizioni della Torre, 1993. {{coord, 39.2186, N, 9.1117, E, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IT, display=title Towers completed in the 13th century Towers in Cagliari Buildings and structures in Cagliari