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Zaragoza (Spanish: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ⓘ) also known in English as Saragossa, [a] [5] is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza 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 centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
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The bas relief of her atop the eastern gate of the 17th-century Spanish military fort dedicated to the Virgin, Fort Pilar (Full name: Royal Fort of our Virgin Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza, El Fuerte Real de Nuestra Señora Virgen del Pilar de Zaragoza), is now a Catholic Marian shrine. The city also has a street named after her – Pilar Street.
The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon.It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Pillar, [1] praised as "Mother of the Hispanic Peoples" by Pope John Paul II.
I think consideration about the purpose of the picture is necessary. Sudachi 08:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC) Oppose a nice photograph but doesn't really pass my FP criteria. Anonymous_ _Anonymous 09:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC) Oppose Impresive picture, but i dont see its encyclopedic value. LadyofHats 17:01, 29 June 2006 (UTC). Support. I love this picture!
The artist, a professor at the School of Art of Zaragoza, donated the painting to the village where he used to spend his holidays, painting it directly on the wall of the church in about 1930. [7] [8] He commented that "this is the result of two hours of devotion to the Virgin of Mercy". [9]
Assault on Saragossa is a history painting of 1845 by the Polish artist January Suchodolski. [1] It depicts the Siege of Zaragoza of 1808 during the Peninsular War, part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. [2]