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The walls of Avila, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal
/2370047.jpg "The walls of Avila, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal")
2-370-047 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images
The walls of Avila, Spain, 2007. Avila's crenellated city walls are the best preserved in Spain. Built in the 11th and 12th century under Raymond of Burgundy, son-in-law of Alfonso VI, today they are 2.5 km long, 40 feet high and 10 feet thick, with approximately 2,500 battlements, 88 towers, 6 gates and 3 wicket gates. The fortification is the only instance of its kind of Medieval European architecture. The friezes and brick borders tell us that Mudejar and Moorish master builders also played a part in the walls' construction. Avila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
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Creator
- Samuel Magal, attributed to: {}: Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
People Related
- Raymond of Burgundy: Spanish:
Geographic Hierarchy
- 40 00 00 N , 004 00 00 W
World Europe Spain Castilla y León Ávila Ávila
- 40 39 00 N , 004 42 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5129x3419
File Size : 51,376kb
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- R90010338
- 0580023910
- 0740000751
- 2-370-047
- 2370047