El Fadrí, also known as the Fadrí Tower, is a standing alone bell-tower of the Gothic procathedral
Castelló Cathedral of
Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana (in ), or simply Castellón (), is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea. Th ...
, Spain. It was built in the 15th century, commencing in 1440 and completed in 1604.
It is an octagonal building, about high. It was built in
Valencian Gothic
Valencian Gothic (; ) is an architectural style. It occurred under the Kingdom of Valencia between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term "Vale ...
style. A discontinuous spiral staircase gives access to the clock chamber, the clergyman's cell, the bell ringer's home, and the bell chamber.
[Castellon Tourist Information leaflet 2019]
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Towers completed in 1604
Buildings and structures in the Province of Castellón
Towers in Spain
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Castellón
1604 establishments in Spain
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