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Almudena Cathedral |
Santa María la Real de La Almudena is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid. When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo; so the new capital – unusually for a Catholic country – had no cathedral. Plans were discussed as early a... |
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Church of Santa Catalina in Valencia |
The church of Santa Catalina is located at Lope de Vega in the city of Valencia. It was built over a former mosque in 1245 and had acquired the status of parish. The temple has a single nave with side buttresses separating different chapels. It is onw of the few gothic churches in the city with an a... |
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Torres de Serranos |
The Torres de Serrans (Torres de Serranos) or Porta de Serrans (Puerta de Serranos) is one of the twelve gates that were found along the old medieval city wall in Valencia, Spain. It is considered one of Valencia's most iconic building and is one the best conserved monuments in the city. |
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Valencia Cathedral |
The Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia (Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia), alternatively known as Saint Mary's Cathedral or Valencia Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Valencia, Spain. It was cons... |
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Malvarrosa beach |
Malvarrosa Beach is the city beach of Valencia. It's name and of the neighborhood next to it, dates from 1848 and was invented by a gardener, Felix Robillard, who by then held the position of head gardener of the Botanical. The beach, which in ancient times was used for unloading of fishes and trade... |
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Plaza de Santa Ana |
Plaza de Santa Ana (Square of Saint Anne) is a plaza located in central Madrid, Spain, nearby Puerta del Sol and Calle de Huertas, in the Barrio de las Letras. It features monuments to Spanish Golden Age writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca and the Granadian poet Federico García Lorca and numerous rest... |
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Golden Lane |
Golden Lane (Zlatá ulička) - a picturesque street in Prague, in Prague Castle (Pražský Hrad) in Hradcany district.
Formerly called the goldsmith street because it was probably the seat of local jewelers - Jews working for the Treasury, which are thus sheltered behind the walls of the castle. It was... |
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Old Town Hall in Prague |
Old Town Hall in Prague (Staroměstská radnice) - the former seat of the municipal authorities of Prague located at the Old Town Square.
The existing town hall today was built gradually, starting from 1338, when town councilors took the corner of the Old Town tenement (today it is part of the town h... |
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Puerta de Alcalá |
The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate") is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square") in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá Street, although t... |
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Culebra Bridge in Madrid |
Culebra Bridge (Puente de la Culebra) is an architectural work of the eighteenth century, located in Madrid, Spain. It was built in the park la Casa de Campo over the stream Meaques and tributaries of Manzanares and Jarama rivers. The bridge is located in an area known as El Zarzón, in the south-wes... |
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