Torre del Clavero

E1030441

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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Clavero Tower 1
Torre del Clavero canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified tower ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
medieval tower ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
builtFor Order of Alcántara ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Salamanca ⓘ
Towers in Castile and León ⓘ
city Salamanca ⓘ
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 ⓘ
locatedOnStreet Calle Consuelo ⓘ
location Salamanca ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Clavero of the Order of Alcántara ⓘ
near Casa de las Conchas ⓘ
Convento de las Dueñas ⓘ
Plaza de Colón, Salamanca ⓘ
notableFor medieval military architecture ⓘ
octagonal upper section ⓘ
role as remnant of Salamanca city walls ⓘ
openToPublic exterior view ⓘ
owner Diputación Provincial de Salamanca ⓘ
partOf medieval defensive architecture of Salamanca ⓘ
protectionStatus protected cultural property ⓘ
region Castile and León ⓘ
roofShape flat battlemented roof ⓘ
significantPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
use defensive structure ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
wallFeature arrow slits ⓘ
machicolations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ
Old City of Salamanca → hasPart → Clavero Tower ⓘ
linked to: Torre del Clavero