The Tower of Perdigones was part of a ammunition factory built in 1890. The production of the ammunition began on the top part of the tower, where the lead was melted and dropped through the central shaft of the tower. That way the lead drops would get the round shape needed and at the same time they would cool off because of the fall. The drops of lead would fall into a pool of water, and then they would roll through a ramp. The ammunition that was perfectly round would roll all the way down the ramp and then shipped out. The ammunition that wasn't completely round would stay on the ramp and would be melted again.
During the 1950's the production started to decrease and eventually came to a stop, therefore the factory closed its doors. After a few decades of being abandoned, the factory was demolished and the only part of it that was left was the tower. The City Hall built a park where the factory used to be and on March 2007 the CAMERA OBSCURA was built on the Tower of Perdigones. |
