Tower of the Reloj de Arquillos

Description

Located on Avenida de Adalucía, this building dates back to the late 18th century, with an architectural sample of its colonial past in the time of Charles III.

The tower is square and starts from a zocalo. The whole factory is a bartender. Of its two bodies, the first has twice its height and in it is opened a half-point arch with pillows. On this door a flask window opens that gives light to its interior and is repeated on the other three sides. A triple molding separates the first from the second body, in which the clock appears, a small square window and docile pilasters at the ends. On the ledge there is an artisan iron structure, added in 1884 to house the bell and the veleta. In the 18th century the hours were marked by the bells of the churches. To raise a municipal tower with the sole function of indicating the hours was unusual at the time and symbolizes the confrontation between the civil and ecclesiastical powers that stars the reign of Charles III.