- threemonkeysonline.com travel/italy/bologna/…Again, direct information is hard to find relating to its early years, but by 1185 it was commonly being referred to as the Asinelli family’s tower.
- ww-article-cache-1.s3.amazonaws.com en/Towers_of_…Piazza Ravegnana viewed from the top of the Asinelli Tower. Between the 12th and the 13th century, Bologna was a city full of towers.
- italyscapes.com places/emilia-romagna/bologna/…The Asinelli Tower is 97.20 meters high, leans towards the west for 2.23 meters (1.3 degrees) and has a wooden staircase with 498 steps.
- headout.com blog/bologna-italy-two-towers-…Originally reaching skyward alongside its taller twin, the Asinelli Tower, Garisenda was a symbol of prestige and power in medieval Bologna.
- toursandthecity.com the-asinelli-tower/The Asinelli tower, In the heart of Bologna, the majestic (and leaning) tower stand out, the symbol par excellence of the Emilian Capital.
- minube.net place/asinelli-tower--a121272The Asinelli Tower (constructed in 1109 and 1119), along with the Garisenda, are located strategically in the entrance of the city, for military reasons.
- neuralword.com en/article/what-causes-the-…The construction of the Asinelli Tower began in 1109 by the powerful Asinelli family. Its purpose was originally defensive, serving as a lookout tower to monitor...
- structurae.net en/structures/asinelli-towerAsinelli Tower is a load-bearing masonry tower and fortified tower house that was built from 1109 until 1119.
- travelwithkat.com asinelli-tower-bologna/The top of the tallest tower in Bologna, the Asinelli Tower – that’s 318 feet or 97.2 metres high. Just one catch, I’m scared of heights…. and stairs!