The Jesuit Tower in Mantua
The tower is 32 meters high and almost 8 meters wide. Documents tell us that in the 12th century it belonged to the Gambulini family, a wealthy and ancient family of the city, who built it and gave it its name.
The property passed through many families, most notably the Gonzagas, until it was sold to the Jesuits. It thus became part of the Jesuit complex along with the college and convent (now home to the Virgilio Classical High School) and the Church of Santa Trinità (now State Archives). At the beginning of the 19th century the Gambulini Tower It was chosen as the site for the optical telegraph. After 1850, the telegraph was moved to the Torre della Gabbia, because it was taller and more visible from a distance.
