Tower of Homage
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The Tower of Homage is the main fortified keep of Gibraltar’s Moorish Castle, historically serving as its strongest defensive stronghold and a symbol of Moorish rule on the Rock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower of Homage canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive tower
ⓘ
fortified keep ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Moorish architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Moorish rulers of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Gibraltar
ⓘ
Moorish architecture in Gibraltar ⓘ Towers in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Moor ⓘ
surface form:
Moors of Gibraltar
|
| country | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| function |
command post for castle defenses
ⓘ
final refuge in case of siege ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
emblem of Gibraltar’s medieval Islamic period
ⓘ
landmark in Gibraltar’s skyline ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ courtyard access ⓘ inner chambers ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Burj al-Ikrām (historical Arabic name, approximate)
ⓘ
Torre del Homenaje (Spanish) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Listed building in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| isMainStructureOf |
Moorish Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Moorish Castle complex
|
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
ⓘ
Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Upper Rock area of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Bay of Gibraltar
ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moorish Castle
ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| significance |
main fortified keep of the Moorish Castle
ⓘ
strongest defensive stronghold of the Moorish Castle ⓘ symbol of Moorish rule on the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| use |
military stronghold
ⓘ
symbolic monument ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Gibraltar town area ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.