What is Torre Cecilia?
{{Infobox mountain | name = Torre Cecilia | photo = Leonardo%20da%20Vinci%20-%20RCIN%20912405,%20A%20mountain%20landscape%20c.1505-10.jpg | photo_caption = drawing of the Cecilia Tower by Leonardo da Vinci, 1905, Windsor Codex, F. 12406 | elevation_m = 1,800 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | location = [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]] | range = [[Italian Alps]] | coordinates = | first_ascent = Erminio Dones | easiest_route = }} The '''Torre Cecilia''' or '''Torione Cecilia''' is a [[mountain]] on [[Lake Como]] in the [[province of Lecco]], [[Lombardy]], northern [[Italy]]. It is part of the [[Gruppo delle Grigne]]; is located in the territory of [[Lierna]] above Lake Como. The peak reaches 1,800 metres in [[altitude]]. == The stays of Leonardo da Vinci in Lierna == The uniquely shaped mountain, adjacent to the [[Torre del Cinquantenario]], was [[depicted by Leonardo da Vinci]] between [[1505 and 1510]], during his frequent stays on the shores of [[Lake Como]], as mentioned in his [[Códice Atlántico]]<ref>{{Cite book |author=Leonardo da Vinci |title=Codex Atlanticus |year=1490-1515 |publisher=Biblioteca Ambrosiana |url=https://www.leonardodigitale.com/}}</ref>. This work is also part of the [[Códice de Windsor]] (on sheet 12406)<ref>{{Cite book |author=Carlo Pedretti |title=Leonardo da Vinci, Geologist and Naturalist |year=1998 |publisher=Giunti Editore |isbn=}}</ref>. [[Torrione Cecilia]] and [[Torre del Cinquantenario]] belong to the Dolomite group located in front of [[Rifugio Rosalba]] (1730 m), one of the most characteristic corners of [[Grignetta]], along with [[Alpe di Lierna]]<ref>{{Cite book |author=Maurizio Panseri, Eugenio Pesci |title=Grigne: Mountaineering and Climbing |year=2018 |publisher=Versante Sud |isbn=}}</ref>. The mountain became the focus of climbing exploits in [[1923]] with [[Fanny Guzzi]]<ref>{{Cite book |author=Riccardo Cassin |title=Capocordata |year=2001 |publisher=Vivalda Editori |isbn=}}</ref>. There are many landscapes of [[Lake Como]] and its mountains drawn by [[Leonardo da Vinc