La cd "Tor Sanguigna"

I'm adding this place to Maps for the third time (with its FIRST review) because this is a tower that has remained largely intact...but it's not a tower. A riddle? Look at the corner building in the square of the same name, across the street from Piazza Navona. You'll find what remains of the residence of the noble Roman Sanguigni family. The tower—which is recognizable because the corner section is made of brick and tuff blocks and which still retains, under the battlements, three pairs of travertine ferrules that probably served to support metal poles (for banners or tents) or to rest crossbows to fire bolts—has been incorporated into a building, but despite having lost some of its decoration, it's still clearly distinguishable. Strongly linked to the history of the Sanguigni family, who lived there until the 1400s, it has become the emblem and toponym of the entire area from Via dei Coronari to Sant'Agostino. It was a very important outpost in the city's struggles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, supported by the powerful families of the area such as the Colonna and Orsini. Unfortunately, it escapes attention, but as one of thirteen surviving medieval towers, it deserves a closer look. Need some useful info? Then leave a like and look for other reviews on Rome and beyond.