Castle of Guadamur
| Castle of Guadamur | |
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Castillo de Guadamur | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Town or city | Guadamur |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°48′38″N 4°08′46″W / 39.81056°N 4.14611°W |
The Castle of Guadamur is castle in Guadamur, Spain.
History and description[edit]
It was built from scratch in the 15th century by Pedro López de Ayala, although works continued beyond the turn of the century.[1] Erected on a hill to the East of the urban nucleus of Guadamur,[2] it consists of a square main body, with circular towers and a larger ortogonal keep,[3] standing 30 metre high.[4]
It was restored from a previous state of ruin following its acquisition by the Baron of Cuatro Torres in 1887.[5]
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![The castle, as depicted by Parcerisa [es] in Recuerdos y bellezas de España (1853)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/1853%2C_Recuerdos_y_bellezas_de_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_Castilla_la_Nueva%2C_tomo_II%2C_Castillo_de_Guadamur.jpg/267px-1853%2C_Recuerdos_y_bellezas_de_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_Castilla_la_Nueva%2C_tomo_II%2C_Castillo_de_Guadamur.jpg)
The castle, as depicted by Parcerisa in Recuerdos y bellezas de España (1853) -
![Photographed by Casiano Prado [es] circa 1875](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Guadamur_castillo_Alguacil.jpg/230px-Guadamur_castillo_Alguacil.jpg)
Photographed by Casiano Prado circa 1875
![The castle, as depicted by Parcerisa [es] in Recuerdos y bellezas de España (1853)](/wiki/File:1853,_Recuerdos_y_bellezas_de_Espa%C3%B1a,_Castilla_la_Nueva,_tomo_II,_Castillo_de_Guadamur.jpg)
![Photographed by Casiano Prado [es] circa 1875](/wiki/File:Guadamur_castillo_Alguacil.jpg)
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, pp. 248, 267.
- ^ Cortés Arrese 2013, p. 282.
- ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, pp. 267–268.
- ^ Cortés Arrese 2013, p. 283.
- ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 267.
- Bibliography
- Azcárate y Ristori, José Mª de (1948). "Castillos toledanos del siglo XV" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones. LII. Sociedad Española de Excursiones: 245–278. ISSN 1697-6762 – via Autonomous University of Barcelona.
- Cortés Arrese, Miguel (2013). "Memoria del castillo señorial de Guadamur" (PDF). In Álvaro Zamora, María Isabel; Lomba Serrano, Concha; Pano Gracia, José Luis (eds.). Estudios de historia del arte: libro homenaje a Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis. Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico. pp. 275–285. ISBN 978-84-9911-225-1.
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