Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
The Great Tower
In or near Empingham.
The Great Tower is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Oakham · 7.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The Great Tower is located in Rutland, postcode LE15 8QL. The nearest railway station is Oakham, which is 7.9 km away. Entry to the site is free.
About
The Great Tower is a public memorial in the West Midlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Oakham, about 7.9 km away. Postcode area LE15.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
The Great Tower (Italian: La grande torre) is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, from 1921. It is held in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Culture acquired it in 1992 for the National Centre for Contemporary Arts, though the latter then transferred it to the Pushkin Museum in honour of its eightieth anniversary.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Rutland Water SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Rutland Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Great Tower (Italian: La grande torre) is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, from 1921. It is held in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Culture acquired it in 1992 for the National Centre for Contemporary Arts, though the latter then transferred it to the Pushkin Museum in honour of its eightieth anniversary.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
This painting is a variant of the larger-format composition The Nostalgia of the Infinite, from c. 1913. In it, as in many of his works, de Chirico introduces the viewer into a metaphysical world of imagery and symbols. The painting depicts a tall tower standing on a large sand dune, illuminated by the evening sun. Behind the tower there is a steppe landscape, with orange-brown dunes, small houses that look like barns, and sparse vegetation. In the foreground are two people, of small since, that seem insignificant in comparison to the tower. Above all this stretches a heavy and oppressive sky, the color of which smoothly changes from yellow-green at the horizon to dark blue above the top of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6626, -0.6179
- District
- Rutland
- Parish
- Empingham
- Postcode
- LE15 8QL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Nearest railway station
- Oakham — 7.9 km
Sources
- osm: n18337933 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Great Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Great Tower?
- The Great Tower is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE15 8QL), in the parish of Empingham.
- What is The Great Tower?
- The Great Tower is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Great Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Oakham, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode LE15 8QL.
- Is The Great Tower a listed building?
- The Great Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is The Great Tower a protected site?
- Yes — The Great Tower is part of the Rutland Water SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Rutland Water Ramsar wetland.
- Is The Great Tower free to visit?
- Yes, The Great Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Great Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Oakham, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE15 8QL.