The House and the

Tower of the Lujanes

By: Elisa Manrique Sastre

Description

It´s one of the oldest and tallest buildings

in Madrid.

The tower was built at the beginning of

the 15th century, and the house at the

end of the same century.

It´s a mudéjar and gothic style.

The Lujans Family

Luján is a surname that comes from Aragón.

It was one of the most extensive noble families of Madrid, originaly from Aragón.

The house was ordered to build by Álvaro Luján in 1494; the Luján family lived there until the eighteenth century.

The first owners of the house and the tower were the Lujanes that had Aragonese origin

The Front face

On the front face there are three shields.There

are weapons of the Lujans family.

Francis I of France

Francis I of France (1494-1547) was

imprisoned in the Tower of The Lujanes by the

emperor Charles V. After the defeat at the

Battle of Pavia in front the Spanish regiments.

The 16th and 17th Century

In the House and Tower of the Lujanes during

the 16th and 17th century Diego and Fernando

of Luján were living in it.

Exact Location

The House and the

Tower of the Lujanes

is located in The

Plaza de la Villa in

Madrid.

They are next to

Elbow street.

The 19th Century.

In the 19th century it was chosen to place

one optical telegraph station on the

Madrid-Aranjuez line because at that

time, it was one of the tallest buildings in

Madrid

The House and the Tower

of the Lujanes Nowadays.

Since 1858 it became the seat of several

companies and entities.

In 1910 the city hall chose an architect

called Luis Bellido González to restore

the building.

Information Taken From:

www.wikipedia.com

www.gomadrid.com

www.madridhistórico.com

www.lujanes.com