In this article, both the fortifications built by the local councils that governed the territory of the old Murcia and those of private use and property are analyses. Beside, these towers are located on the coastline of the Region of Murcia where they were used for the defense and surveillance of the coast in case of any threat. For this reason, the historical context that caused the building of these defense systems, among other architectonical elements, are explained as well as the characteristics that such towers should have had in order to maximize their usefulness in case of maritime hazard. Moreover the continuous repairs and constructions that they suffered over time until the disappearance of sea threats are illustrated. Finally, it...
[EN] Along the sixteenth century, Valencian coasts used to suffer continuous attacks by Berber pirat...
Este artículo es un estudio de las torres vigías de la costa en Málaga. Se ha realizado un análisis...
[EN] This article develops a research on the outside layout of the Tower of Comares in the Alhambra ...
[EN] The Spanish coast preserves many watchtowers as an important cultural heritage. They testify th...
Throughout our Mediterranean coasts, there is a continuing series of towers of different shapes loca...
The Mediterranean wall, which is a collection of defensive constructions along the coast, was built ...
The Provincial Prison of Murcia (Spain) is an important element of cultural heritage from this city,...
[EN] The Tower of El Molinete is one of the three watchtowers built between the 15th and 16th centur...
La conservación de bienes del Patrimonio histórico durante la Guerra Civil Española en la zona Repub...
[EN] This heritage study focuses on in-depth analysis of the churches within the fortress defense sy...
[EN] The Grau Vell tower, located in the municipality of Sagunto, is a part of a defensive group dev...
[EN] The Tower of Los Caballos is one of the three watchtowers built between the 15th and 16th centu...
[EN] The historical strong relationship between the eastern coast of Spain and southern part of Ital...
[EN] During the 16th century an ambitious political programme for building towers and forts borderin...
[EN] The various geographical conditions of coastal relief demanded adopt, in turn, different soluti...
[EN] Along the sixteenth century, Valencian coasts used to suffer continuous attacks by Berber pirat...
Este artículo es un estudio de las torres vigías de la costa en Málaga. Se ha realizado un análisis...
[EN] This article develops a research on the outside layout of the Tower of Comares in the Alhambra ...
[EN] The Spanish coast preserves many watchtowers as an important cultural heritage. They testify th...
Throughout our Mediterranean coasts, there is a continuing series of towers of different shapes loca...
The Mediterranean wall, which is a collection of defensive constructions along the coast, was built ...
The Provincial Prison of Murcia (Spain) is an important element of cultural heritage from this city,...
[EN] The Tower of El Molinete is one of the three watchtowers built between the 15th and 16th centur...
La conservación de bienes del Patrimonio histórico durante la Guerra Civil Española en la zona Repub...
[EN] This heritage study focuses on in-depth analysis of the churches within the fortress defense sy...
[EN] The Grau Vell tower, located in the municipality of Sagunto, is a part of a defensive group dev...
[EN] The Tower of Los Caballos is one of the three watchtowers built between the 15th and 16th centu...
[EN] The historical strong relationship between the eastern coast of Spain and southern part of Ital...
[EN] During the 16th century an ambitious political programme for building towers and forts borderin...
[EN] The various geographical conditions of coastal relief demanded adopt, in turn, different soluti...
[EN] Along the sixteenth century, Valencian coasts used to suffer continuous attacks by Berber pirat...
Este artículo es un estudio de las torres vigías de la costa en Málaga. Se ha realizado un análisis...
[EN] This article develops a research on the outside layout of the Tower of Comares in the Alhambra ...