Cage Tower

Via Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour 102. (Open Map)
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Description

Torre della Gabbia – the cage tower – is Mantua's highest tower; it stands out on Palazzo Acerbi. In 1576 duke Guglielmo Gonzaga put a great iron cage outside the tower to be used as a real prison. This imposing 13 century building  overlooks onto the city centre.