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07-MAY-2014

Cáceres.Casa y Torre de los Sande

Sande's Mansion and Tower
Both the manor house of Sande's family as its impressive tower are in Gothic style. It could have been built around the last quarter of the 15th century over another oldest house.
The following features are noticeable: the mullioned windows (paired windows divided by a mullion, set beneath a single arch, called ajimez in Spanish) on tower and mansion; the impressive machicolation of the watchtower supported by nine corbels as well as another Gothic windows of the tower.
Like in other Cáceres palaces, the tower was lopped (demolished its crenellate) by order of the Catholic Monarchs and its roof is resting directly over the walls. The tower had to be even more impressive when was topped with battlements.

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Lieve Snellings04-Jul-2014 00:44
amazing... V
Robert Ballard15-Jun-2014 10:55
A vertical garden. Now that's making good use of the space.
Irene Wehrli13-Jun-2014 19:03
How beautiful with all this greenery!
Irene
Ceya13-Jun-2014 16:08
A beautiful and unusual green covering! Great POV and composition! V
Zoltán Balogh13-Jun-2014 14:39
Wow, cool... V
Don Mottershead13-Jun-2014 05:45
Marvelous scene. ~V~
Helen Betts13-Jun-2014 05:03
Super find and a great POV. Excellent detail in the ivy as well. I don't think I've ever seen a tower looking quite like this before. V.
Dennis Hoyne13-Jun-2014 03:25
So beautiful with its ivy covering.
coaster13-Jun-2014 02:58
A beautiful find and shot.
Being Me13-Jun-2014 02:56
Oh wow what an incredible building!
Julie Oldfield13-Jun-2014 02:08
This is really lovely. V
Guest 12-Jun-2014 23:50
As though the walls were carpeted! V
Walter Otto Koenig12-Jun-2014 23:48
Good perspective, and it does look nice with the ivy, but in the long run this will damage the masonry as Ken pointed out. "V"
Ken Chambers ARPS12-Jun-2014 22:13
Looks great in your picture Jose, but ivy is a real enemy to masonry.
Daniel Lamothe12-Jun-2014 21:20
Nicely done! I love the framing with the other two walls on each side. V
Ika Zinka Eferl12-Jun-2014 21:18
Nicely composed and framing!V!
Gary A. Rich (GRainelev)12-Jun-2014 21:13
This is such a neat image with the ivy on the tower. Excellent work. V.
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