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Tower houses were quite common during the medieval period of Italy. Most, including 60 or so of the 72 towers that stood in San Gimignano, were lost to war, natural disaster and urban renewal. With a dozen such towers, San Gimignano, of all medieval Italian towns, most closely resembles towns of the period.
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