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The Torre del Mangia is a tower in Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy. Built in 1338-1348,〔(Unesco Heritage Centre ), (Historic Centre of Siena ), (Advisory Body Evaluation ), 1995〕 it is located in the Piazza del Campo, Siena's premier square, adjacent to the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall). When built it was one of the tallest secular towers in medieval Italy.〔 At , it is third tallest after Cremona's Torrazzo () and the Asinelli tower in Bologna (). == History == The tower was built to be exactly the same height as the Siena Cathedral as a sign that the church and the state had equal amounts of power. Literally meaning ‘Tower of the Eater’, the name refers to its first bellringer, Giovanni di Balduccio, nicknamed ''Mangiaguadagni'' (‘eat-the-profits’, or, ‘profit eater’) for his spendthrift tendency or his idleness or gluttony.
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