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Historic Sites 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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  • 1. Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar Zaragoza
    See Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar for the church in Buenos AiresThe Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon . The Basilica venerates Blessed Virgin Mary, under her title Our Lady of the Pillar praised as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples by Pope John Paul II. It is reputed to be the first church dedicated to Mary in history.Local traditions take the history of this basilica to the dawn of Christianity in Spain attributing to an apparition to Saint James the Great, the apostle who is believed by tradition to have brought Christianity to the country. This is the only reported apparition of Mary to have occurred before her believed Assumption.Many of the kings of Spain, many other foreign rulers and saints have paid their devot...
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  • 2. Belchite Zaragoza
    Belchite is a municipality and village in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo. The area around Belchite is one of the most arid places of Aragon. In 1122 Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier. On June 15, 1809, French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War fought the Battle of María near Belchite. Between August 24 and September 7, 1937, loyalist Spanish Republican and rebel General Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War fought the Battle of Belchite in and around the town. After 1939 a new village of Belchite was built adjacent to the ruins of the old, which remain a ghost town as a me...
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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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  • 4. Puente de Piedra Zaragoza
    The Puente de Piedra is a bridge across the river Ebro in Zaragoza, Spain. The Puente de Piedra is also called the Bridge of Lions because since 1991 four lions have been placed on the pillars at each end of the bridge. The lion statues were designed by Francisco Rallo Lahoz.
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  • 5. Daroca Zaragoza
    Daroca is a city and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, situated to the south of the city of Zaragoza. It is the center of a judicial district. It is located in the basin of Calatayud, in the valley of the Jiloca river. N-234 highway passes through Daroca.
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  • 7. Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza
    Club Deportivo Universidad de Zaragoza was a Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1993 as an independent club, it became Real Zaragoza's second reserve team between 2001 and 2010, and was dissolved in 2013.
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  • 10. Cartuja Aula Dei Zaragoza
    The Frescoes in the Cartuja de Aula Dei are a cycle of frescoes or mural paintings on the Life of the Virgin by Francisco de Goya, realised in secco , in the church of the Charterhouse of Aula Dei near Peñaflor de Gállego on the outskirts of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
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  • 11. Plaza de toros de Zaragoza Zaragoza
    Plaza de toros de Zaragoza is a bullring in Zaragoza, Spain. It is currently used for bull fighting. The stadium holds 10,072 spectators. It was opened in 1764.
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  • 14. Palacio de los Condes de Morata Zaragoza
    The Condes de Argillo Palace is a historical building in Morata de Jalón, Aragon, Spain. It was built in 1672-1676 under the direction of Juan de la Marca. It has an H-shaped plan, with a large central volume prolonged by two transversal wings at its ends, the left one corresponding to the church of Santa Ana. It has a brickwork façade.
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  • 15. Caspe Zaragoza
    Caspe or Casp is a historic town and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is situated some 100 km to the east of the provincial capital, Zaragoza.
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