Torre Guinigi
Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower) is stands out above the city scape, built of red brick and topped by several ancient Holm oaks. It was built in or around 1384 by wealthy silk merchants, and, although no one know exactly how old the rooftop garden is, it dates back to at least 1600 when it appears in a contemporary drawing of the city. Restored and reopened in the 1980s, today the tower’s rooftop garden is accessible via a climb of 230 stairs (a modern addition - the original stairs were on the outside). (Lucca, Italy)
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