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Let's inaugurate this thread talking about the most typical Sardinian monuments, the "Nuraghes" (in Logudorese language) or "Nuraxis" (in Campidanese language); the Nuraghes are ancient megalithic towers that can be found in the whole island, there are about 7000 still existent, but the original estimated number was of about 8000-9000; they were built during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 b.C. most of them are composed by a single tower composed of several floors, covered with a "tholos" dome, but others Nuraghes are composed by a central tower connected with 3,4 or 5 towers, also surrounded by a fortified wall and a village, like a medieval castle; with a maximum height of about 25-30 meters in origin.
Similar buildings can be found in southern Corsica, they are called Castelli or Casteddi in Corsican language, they could also be related to the megalithic towers in the Balearic Islands, called Talayots in Catalan language.
Nuraghe Corbos - Silanus (Silanos) - province of Nuoro
Nuraghe Serbissi - Osini - province of Ogliastra
Nuraghe Losa - Abbasanta - province of Oristano
Nuraghe Santu Antine - Torralba (Turalva) - province of Sassari
Su Nuraxi - Barùmini (province of Medio Campidano)
Tholos domes from various Nuraghes
Scale Models of Nuraghes found in archaeological excavations
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