Espadaña is a sparsely populated village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 56 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 49 people. The name of the town originated in espadaña, a certain architectural element common i...
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A wall which seems to be a continuation upward of the façade but which actually projects above the roofline. It has the visual effect of heightening the building. An espadaña is roughly triangular in shape but with graceful curved or scalloped edges. Openings for bells make an espadaña kind of a campanario.
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