Sujet
The walls of Avila, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal
Légende
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.
Date
1960
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal
Notre référence
HRM19D74_461
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (3,1Mo) / 43,4cm x 28,9cm / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)