16-06-2026, 09:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 16-06-2026, 09:27 AM by Pierre Dumont Himself.)
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1. Torrazzo di Villarbase.
![[Image: Torrazzo-di-Villarbasse.webp]](https://mole24.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Torrazzo-di-Villarbasse.webp)
The swallowtail battlements were added in the early 15th century. A new palace was built nearby between 1420 and 1438, following which the tower was sold and never inhabited again. The new owner added a roof, which was only removed in 1974.
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2. Castello di Villar Dora
![[Image: variant.jpg]](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/614478791/600x300r/variant.jpg)
The official website of the Metropolitan City of Torino (corresponding to the former province) states that the castle was continuously renovated between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries. it dates the swallowtail merlons and the decorations below them to a period before 1442, when the final renovations were ordered by the Count of Savoy.
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3. Casaforte di Chianocco
![[Image: casaforte%20Cavargna1.jpg?v=638658381576230958]](https://www.laboratorioaltevalli.it/Media/AlteValli/_Profiles/201fd912/c1dafac8/casaforte%20Cavargna1.jpg?v=638658381576230958)
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Mario Cavargna makes a few interesting statements about this structure (pages 243-254):
This is the first and only time I've seen someone mention archers shooting from the top of the merlons rather than the opening between them. In this case, the merlons are small enough to allow it.
4. The wall of Bussoleno, which still possessed swallowtail merlons in the late 19th century
![[Image: 35096_ca_object_representations_media_16157_large.png]](https://politecnico.promemoriagroup.com/backend/media/politecnico/images/1/6/1/35096_ca_object_representations_media_16157_large.png)
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Carlo Nigra claims it was an imitation of the wall of Fénis.
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1. Torrazzo di Villarbase.
![[Image: Torrazzo-di-Villarbasse.webp]](https://mole24.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Torrazzo-di-Villarbasse.webp)
The swallowtail battlements were added in the early 15th century. A new palace was built nearby between 1420 and 1438, following which the tower was sold and never inhabited again. The new owner added a roof, which was only removed in 1974.
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2. Castello di Villar Dora
![[Image: variant.jpg]](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/614478791/600x300r/variant.jpg)
The official website of the Metropolitan City of Torino (corresponding to the former province) states that the castle was continuously renovated between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries. it dates the swallowtail merlons and the decorations below them to a period before 1442, when the final renovations were ordered by the Count of Savoy.
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3. Casaforte di Chianocco
![[Image: casaforte%20Cavargna1.jpg?v=638658381576230958]](https://www.laboratorioaltevalli.it/Media/AlteValli/_Profiles/201fd912/c1dafac8/casaforte%20Cavargna1.jpg?v=638658381576230958)
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Mario Cavargna makes a few interesting statements about this structure (pages 243-254):
This is the first and only time I've seen someone mention archers shooting from the top of the merlons rather than the opening between them. In this case, the merlons are small enough to allow it.
4. The wall of Bussoleno, which still possessed swallowtail merlons in the late 19th century
![[Image: 35096_ca_object_representations_media_16157_large.png]](https://politecnico.promemoriagroup.com/backend/media/politecnico/images/1/6/1/35096_ca_object_representations_media_16157_large.png)
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Carlo Nigra claims it was an imitation of the wall of Fénis.
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