Torre del Clavero

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fortified tower historical monument medieval tower

Torre del Clavero is a 15th-century fortified tower in Salamanca, Spain, notable for its distinctive octagonal upper section and role as a remnant of the city’s medieval defensive architecture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clavero Tower	1
Torre del Clavero canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortified tower ⓘ historical monument ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
builtFor	Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Salamanca ⓘ Towers in Castile and León ⓘ
city	Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart	15th century ⓘ
coordinateLocation	40.964°N 5.664°W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of medieval Salamanca ⓘ
currentUse	integrated into a building of the Provincial Council of Salamanca ⓘ
elevationAboveGround	approximately 28 metres ⓘ
functionStartTime	15th century ⓘ
hasPart	battlements ⓘ octagonal upper section ⓘ square lower section ⓘ turrets ⓘ
hasTurrets	corner turrets on octagonal section ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	Spain ⓘ
heritageDesignationType	Monumento ⓘ
imageSubject	coat of arms of Salamanca (frequently depicted) ⓘ
inception	15th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Castile and León ⓘ Old City of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnStreet	Calle Consuelo NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Clavero of the Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Casa de las Conchas NERFINISHED ⓘ Convento de las Dueñas NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de Colón, Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	medieval military architecture ⓘ octagonal upper section ⓘ role as remnant of Salamanca city walls ⓘ
openToPublic	exterior view ⓘ
owner	Diputación Provincial de Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	medieval defensive architecture of Salamanca ⓘ
protectionStatus	protected cultural property ⓘ
region	Castile and León NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofShape	flat battlemented roof ⓘ
significantPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	defensive structure ⓘ watchtower ⓘ
wallFeature	arrow slits ⓘ machicolations ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old City of Salamanca → hasPart → Torre del Clavero ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clavero Tower