Campanario de la Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción - Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, España - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Esta gran torre campanario, está compuesta de tres cuerpos, donde el tercero alberga las 10 campanas de las que se compone este campanario.

"La torre campanario situada en la portada sur se construyó en el siglo xviii, tras el derrumbe de la anterior que ubicaba en la cabecera, a consecuencia del terremoto de Lisboa. Vicente Catalán Bengoechea, maestro mayor de las obras de la Real Fábrica de Tabacos de Sevilla, fue el arquitecto encargado de las obras. Proyectó una robusta y enorme torre, como un referente a la Giralda. El proyecto quedó inacabado, que preveía sobre el actual un segundo cuerpo de campanas, más otro de planta octogonal para el reloj, y otro más similar como remate final. En esta torre campanario se conjugan elementos renacentistas con otros barrocos, especialmente los balconcillos redondeados bajo las campanas, estatuas, y menudos adornos de piedra alternados con semiesferas cerámicas vidriadas."

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This large bell tower is made up of three bodies, where the third houses the 10 bells of which this bell tower is made up.

"The bell tower located on the south façade was built in the 18th century, after the collapse of the previous one located at the head, as a result of the Lisbon earthquake. Vicente Catalán Bengoechea, senior master of the works of the Royal Tobacco Factory from Seville, was the architect in charge of the works. He designed a robust and enormous tower, as a reference to the Giralda. The project remained unfinished, which provided for a second body of bells above the current one, plus another with an octagonal plan for the clock, and another more similar one as the final finish. In this bell tower Renaissance elements are combined with other Baroque ones, especially the rounded balconies under the bells, statues, and small stone ornaments alternating with glazed ceramic hemispheres."

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Address of Tower: Pl. del Cabildo Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz España 11630 Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 10 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown

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