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The ground plan of the Watch Tower (Torre de la Vela) is of 16 meters x 16 meters and its elevation is of 26,80 meters. It has a solid base and four floors with arches supported by pillars. During some time this tower was used as a dwelling, so it was modified. On the second floor there were merlons until the 16th century. In 1840 the current bell was put on the western façade and it had to be rebuilt in 1882 because a bolt of lightning damaged it.
The ground plan of the Watch Tower (Torre de la Vela) is of 16 meters x 16 meters and its elevation is of 26,80 meters. It has a solid base and four floors with arches supported by pillars. During some time this tower was used as a dwelling, so it was modified. On the second floor there were merlons until the 16th century. In 1840 the current bell was put on the western façade and it had to be rebuilt in 1882 because a bolt of lightning damaged it.
The bell is an
important element of this tower. Its chime used to indicate the farmers of the
Vega, the meadow of the valley, the hours when they had to water the fields at
night. The bell started striking at 8 or 9.30 p. m. and it kept doing so at
different intervals with different chimes until 3 or 4 a. m., depending on the
season. This bell was also used to call the inhabitants of Granada in case of
danger. Nowadays, it is only on January 2nd that the Watch Tower and its bell
are in the minds of all the inhabitants of the city. That was the date when the
Catholic Monarchs took the city and the tradition says that every young woman
who is still single and who strikes the bell, will get married before the end
of the year.
The view from the top of the
tower is marvellous, as it is possible to enjoy at the same time, the city of
Granada, the Sierra Nevada, the Vega and the villages of the surroundi
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