Campanario de la La Torre del Reloj - Olivenza, Badajoz, España - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

"Se construye en 1460 sobre la torre de la esquina oeste de la ciudadela medieval, como consecuencia de la solicitud presentada por el procurador de Olivenza, en 1459 ante el rey D. Afonso V, con el objetivo de colocar un reloj. En 1509 aparece reproducida en el "Livro das Fortalezas de Duarte d´Armas". Desconocemos la fecha en que se pusiera allí el primer reloj. El último, de maquinaria mecánica, se encuentra actualmente en la planta baja del Museo Etnográfico Municipal, tras haberse deteriorado y sustituido por uno electrónico en 1986. Data de finales del siglo XIX o primera década del XX ya que está firmado por el fabricante francés PF (Post Frères y, después, Paget Francis). La torre es de planta hexagonal, con ausencia de materiales nobles. En su parte superior se abren ocho vanos. La torre se remata en un gran pináculo hexagonal coronado por una veleta. Conserva las dos campanas del reloj, del siglo XVII y XVIII."

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"It was built in 1460 on the western corner tower of the medieval citadel, following a request submitted by the procurator of Olivenza in 1459 to King Afonso V for a clock. It appears reproduced in the "Livro das Fortalezas de Duarte d'Armas" (Book of Fortresses of Duarte d'Armas) in 1509. We do not know the date when the first clock was placed there. The last, with mechanical machinery, is currently on the ground floor of the Municipal Ethnographic Museum, having deteriorated and replaced with an electronic one in 1986. It dates from the late 19th century or the first decade of the 20th century, as it is signed by the French manufacturer PF (Post Frères and, later, Paget Francis). The tower has a hexagonal floor plan, with no noble materials. At its top, there are eight openings. The tower is topped by a large hexagonal pinnacle crowned by a weather vane. It preserves the two clock bells, from the 17th and 18th centuries."

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Address of Tower: Pl. de la Constitución, 06100 Olivenza, Badajoz Olivenza, Badajoz España 06100 Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 2 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown

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