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Torres de Quart(Valencia)

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The Quart Towers are one of the two gates of the late medieval wall that Valencia preserves, in addition to the Serranos Towers. If the Serranos Gateway was the access from Aragon and Catalonia, the Quart Gateway was, par excellence, the entrance from the Kingdom of Castile.

Built by Pere Bonfill on the model of the towers of Castell Nuovo in Naples, they are an example of late Gothic military construction. Designed as defensive gates for the city, they were called Torres de la Cal (Lime Towers) until 1874, due to the fact that in the 18th century lime entering Valencia was required to pass through them. The rear façade was uncovered so that the interior could be seen, which for a time was used as a women's prison.

The Quart Towers were key to stopping the Napoleonic troops during the War of Independence against the French in 1808. The marks of cannon fire can still be seen today on the towers. They have been declared as Good of Cultural Interest.

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