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Ligny Tower
Torre di Ligny
Trapani, Sicily, Italy
View of Ligny Tower
Coordinates38°1′10.7″N 12°29′49″E / 38.019639°N 12.49694°E / 38.019639; 12.49694
TypeCoastal watchtower
Site information
Controlled byMuseo civico Torre di Ligny
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built1671–1672
Built byKingdom of Sicily
In use1672–1862
1940s

Ligny Tower (Italian: Torre di Ligny, Sicilian: Turrignì) is a coastal watchtower in Trapani, Sicily. It was built between 1671 and 1672 at a strategic position on the city's western coast. Today, the tower is in good condition, and it is open to the public as an archaeological museum.

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