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The walls of Avila, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal
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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5129px × 3419px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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11TH CENTURY
12TH CENTURY
21ST CENTURY
Architecture
AVILA
CASTILLA Y LEON
City Walls
Cityscape
color
concept
CONTINENT
country
Defense
ELEVENTH CENTURY
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
fortifications
HISTORIC
LOCATION
Magal
Photograph
RAYMOND OF BURGUNDY
SAMUEL
Samuel Magal
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Spain
Spanish
TGN
Tower
UNESCO
Wall
WALLED CITY
WORLD HERITAGE SITE