Torre della Muda o della Fame - Pisa - Tower

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The name "della Muda" is derived from the fact that in the past the eagles bred by the municipality of Pisa were confined here during the moulting period of their feathers.

The episode of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca's death in this tower was quoted by Dante Alighieri in the XXXIII canto of the Inferno. After the dramatic events of Ugolino, known at that time before they were mentioned by Dante, because the count was a well-known figure of great political importance, the tower was …Read more

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Source: Willem Vandenameele

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