Torres de Quart
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Torres de Quart is a pair of imposing medieval defensive towers that once formed part of Valencia’s city walls and now stand as one of its most iconic historic monuments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torres de Quart canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ medieval defensive towers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic ⓘ |
| belongsTo | historic center of Valencia ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Valencia
ⓘ
City gates in Spain ⓘ Towers in Spain ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1460 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1441 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 15 meters ⓘ |
| facing | west side of Valencia’s historic center ⓘ |
| function |
city fortification
ⓘ
defensive gate ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | cannonball impacts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central gate passage
ⓘ
two cylindrical towers ⓘ |
| hasStairs | interior staircases ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationType | monument ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName |
Spanish
ⓘ
Catalan ⓘ
surface form:
Valencian
|
| locatedIn |
Spain
ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ Valencian Community ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Camí de Quart
ⓘ
town of Quart de Poblet ⓘ |
| officialNameInSpanish | Torres de Quart self-link ⓘ |
| officialNameInValencian | Torres de Quart self-link ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic centre of Valencia
ⓘ
surface form:
former city walls of Valencia
|
| roofFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
parapet walkways ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Napoleonic Wars damage ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Carrer de Guillem de Castro ⓘ |
| touristRegion |
Costa del Azahar region
ⓘ
surface form:
Costa del Azahar
|
| usedAs |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
viewpoint over Valencia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city defense
ⓘ
control of access to Valencia ⓘ |
| wallFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
machicolations ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.