Fortress
Tower of Mendoza
🇪🇸 Spain · 13th century
The Tower of Mendoza (Spanish: Torre de Mendoza, Basque: Mendoza dorretxea) is a tower located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. The tower is strategically located between the roads of Old Castile and the Ebro river.
The Tower of Mendoza is a fortified tower located in the village of Mendoza, near Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava, País Vasco, Spain). It was built in the thirteenth century as a residence of the House of Mendoza.
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Tower of Mendoza ranks #4,504 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #195 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 8 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Tower of Mendoza?
Tower of Mendoza stands in Spain, at 42.8597°, -2.77361°.
When was Tower of Mendoza built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Tower of Mendoza?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,504 of 8,134 worldwide, and #195 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Tower of Mendoza?
Castillo de Portilla, about 22 km away.
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