The Horreo Gallego

I recently had the opportunity to visit Galicia and a feature of this region and I would like to highlight is the Granary Gallego.

It is a type of construction used to protect fruits mainly corn harvest. The Granary is stored, dry and preserves the grain, that requires good ventilation, insulation and moisture protection, well as an adequate system of defense against insects and rodents.
The Galician granaries are rectangular and are made of stone, Asturias unlike are square.
Its origin is not clear, one hypothesis is that it started with the Roman Empire, another theory is that it comes from Celtic times and was later enhanced with important adaptations by Romans, is likely to be the contribution pillars Roman.
The Granary is raised from the ground by pillars for better aeration, these are topped by rounded plates to prevent access to rodents barn. The columns are monolithic and have variable forms designed geometric simplicity always.

The camera is the room in which grain is stored, usually has a rectangular plan and height, variable width and length. The camera length between 1,30 and 1,50 meters, in order that the pins are not too far from the wall. The camera consists of the following parts: lower beams grades calls or Pontóns, the floorboards on them, some columns, padieiras and the pinches are closing elements or walls, of different materials and with numerous vents, upper beams calls soleiras, and coverage elements are usually gabled. The walls allow ventilation on all sides and the structure is protected from the rain with a tile roof gable is decorated on both ends with crosses and other forms of stone.

As part of the composition of the granary there are a number of elements that have no practical, are ornaments and express the concept that has the citizen of his relationship with the crop and grain guard, from an anthropological perspective and cultural. On the roof is easy to find a wide range of terminal elements with a sense halfway between the decorative and the functional,crossings, windbreaks, pyramidal finials etc.