the Tower of St. Joseph of Tabarca - Castle Island Tabarca
In the center of the western arm of the island rises this so-called tower, as can be considered, by design and size, as a real fort. Construction is a truncated, square, made of masonry in large format, plastered with lime, topped with a facing its height flowed under prepared for artillery and with four watchtowers at the corners. The entrance is at the center of its facade N, is high, and was defended by a brocket, at the time, the pit was saved by ck m drawbridge. Corona door coat of arms of Charles IIIL
Its interior is divided into three floors connected by an existing staircase at its inner patio, and rooms or offices abroad show two plant openings and online.
After the construction of new city walls Tabarca was must defend with cross fuegor batteries, which emplazarían in Santa Pola and two on the island, as proposed in 1766 and the same engineer Fernando Méndez, but for economic reasons was reduced to one. located in the east wing de.la island, and that was the tower of San José, of which there were several projects Baltasar Thief Ricaud and die Guevara, still the definitive Gilver Federichi Francisco, executed in 1790. During the years 1834-37 was prison inmates
political and is not currently open to visitors, while waiting for prompt and needed restoration.
(as Rafael Azaur and Francisco J. Navarro CASTLES OF ALICANTE)
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