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Architectural Building Attractions In Zaragoza

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Zaragoza is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the center of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 September 2010 the population of the city of Zaragoza was 701,090, within its administrative limits on a land area of 1,062.64 square kilometres , ranking fifth in Spain. It is the 32nd most populous municipality in the European Union. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at a...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Zaragoza

  • 1. Palacio de la Aljaferia Zaragoza
    The Aljafería Palace is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty. The palace reflects the splendour attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes of the autonomous community of Aragon.The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas . So, a magnificent example of the Caliphate of Córdoba, its Mosque , and the Alhambra of Granada in Al-Andalus must be include...
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  • 3. La Lonja Zaragoza
    Félix de la Concha is a painter. Born in León, Spain, he resides in Pittsburgh and Madrid. In 1985 he was selected to participate in the Primera Muestra de Arte Joven where his work was awarded. Since then he has had several shows, mainly in Europe and the United States, including one person exhibitions in the Columbus Museum of Art , Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh , Hood Museum of Art , the Frick Art & Historical Center , Museo de Bellas Artes in Santander , Museo del Chopo, México D.F. , Centro Cultural La Recoleta in Buenos Aires , and Centro Rómulo Gallegos in Caracas . His work One A Day: 365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning, a series that he painted every day during one year while staying in Pittsburgh, is a permanent exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Hall....
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  • 6. Iglesia de San Gil Abad Zaragoza
    The Church of Saint Cajetan, known as the church of San Millán y San Cayetano is a Baroque church in Madrid, Spain.
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  • 13. Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza Zaragoza
    Miguel Asín Palacios was a Spanish scholar of Islamic studies and the Arabic language, and a Roman Catholic priest. He is primarily known for suggesting Muslim sources for ideas and motifs present in Dante's Divine Comedy, which he discusses in his book La Escatología musulmana en la Divina Comedia . He wrote on medieval Islam, extensively on al-Ghazali . A major book El Islam cristianizado presents a study of Sufism through the works of Muhyiddin ibn 'Arabi of Murcia in Andalusia . Asín also published other comparative articles regarding certain Islamic influences on Christianity and on mysticism in Spain.
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