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Just a collection of a few key images required to understand the Architecture in Spain
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IMAGES OF SPAIN
*Important Places and Their Significance
*Architecture of Spain
Alcala de Henares-The University
Plaza- Alcalá de Henares
Statue of Miguel De Cervantes
AvilaCity Wall
Avila at Night
Caceres
Santa María Church & Cathedral- Gothic period
Golfines de Abajo Palace-The Catholic Kings Isabella and Ferdinand, lived here
Mosque of Cordoba
The double arches, pictured above, were a new introduction to architecture, and helped support the tremendous weight of the higher ceilings. The double arches consist of a lower horseshoe arch and an upper semi-circular arch.
Roman Bridge on Guadalquivir River Built in the beginning of Ist Cent AD
Roman Bridge with the Mosque Complex
Same view at Night
Water Wheel On the River Guadalquivir, just downstream from the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge) is a restored Islamic water wheel that once would have raised water to the caliph's palace.
St. Peter’s Church- Baroque Style
Cuenca
Hanging House or Casas Colgadas
Mérida-Roman Amphitheatre
Salamanca-The University
Santiago de Compostela -San Martín Pinario Monastery
Segovia-Roman Aqueduct
12th-17th century fortress, Segovia
Tarragona- Roman Amphitheatre
Toledo
Burgos-Cathedral
Alhambra-Granada
Four great halls enclose the famous Patio de los Leones, the "lions' court". The figures of lions that carry the fountain is a curiosity in Arabian art, as the figurative representation of animals (as well as humans) is forbidden by the Koran
Patio de los Arrayanes: A large court with columns of marble and a beautiful central fountain
Moorish Gardens in Generelife
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Courtyard in front of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
The Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens) in the Alcazar in Seville
Gaudi’s BarcelonaSagrada Familia
Casa Milà
Madrid-Royal Palace