The bastion, located at the junction of Via Spalti and Santa Maria dei Battuti, is one of the few Mestre archaeological monuments represented in ancient cartography and visible today.
In the 12th century, the Moza or Rocha Tower was one of the structures on the west side of the Castle together with the Clock Tower. In 16th and 17th century maps, this tower represented the north-west end of the Castle.
With an unusual polygonal shape, it tends to blend into a building used for housing. The Torrione, together with minimal parts of the walls still present on the eastern side, are d
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