Public building · Orbaiceta

Real Fábrica de Armas y Municiones de Orbaiceta

Today: Real Fábrica de Armas de Orbaiceta (Orbaizetako ola), Orbaiceta

Place: Orbaiceta
Kind: Public building
Built: c. 1784 to 1804
What remains: Ruins
Visiting: Open to visit

The Royal Arms and Munitions Factory that Carlos III ordered installed in 1784 in the Aézcoa valley, on an ironworks authorised in 1432, for the timber, iron and water of the area. Work on the new factory began in 1788; the French destroyed it, it was rebuilt from September 1800, and it worked, with interruptions, until 1884. Today it is a ruined complex on the Red List of endangered heritage, with the Palacio rehabilitated as a visitor reception point and interpretation centre.

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