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Desvern Tower

Celrà, Gironès, Girona

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Desvern Tower

Monument · Celrà, Gironès, Girona

A slender Romanesque tower with a triple window, attributed to stonemasons of the Girona school, which formed part of a fortified complex in the district of Celrà. Also called Torre Desbach, it today forms part of a fortified farmhouse of medieval origin remodelled in the 18th century, located near the castle of the Escala family, with which it had no historical connection despite the proximity. The oldest section, from the 12th-13th centuries, is the corner tower, rectangular in plan with well-cut ashlar and loopholes; the triple window, with small round arches and capitals carved with lions and palmettes, is attributed to Arnau Gatell. It belonged to the Desvern and Desbac families, whose coat of arms -an alder tree with its roots, crossed by a river- appears at various points on the building.

Photo: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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