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Segovia (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ v i ə / sig-OH-vee-ə, [2] US also / s eɪ ˈ-/ say-GOH-, [3] Spanish: [seˈɣoβja] ⓘ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia .
The Old Main Synagogue (Spanish: Antigua Sinagoga Mayor) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 7 Plaza del Corpus, in the former Jewish quarter of Segovia, in the province of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain.
Etching of the Alcázar of Segovia ( c. 1842) by José María Avrial y Flores . In 1896, King Alfonso XIII ordered the Alcázar to be handed over to the Ministry of War as a military college. [citation needed] The Board of Trustees of the Alcázar of Segovia was created by the Decree of the Presidency of the Government, on 18 January 1951.
Andrés Segovia Torres, [a] 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. [1]
The Aqueduct of Segovia (Spanish: Acueducto de Segovia) is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres (11 mi) away to the city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973.
The Cathedral, Segovia by William Strang.. The original cathedral stood adjacent to the Alcazar and was destroyed during the Revolt of the Comuneros.During the Revolt, the city of Segovia murdered their legislator after he voted against their interests during the Cortes of Corunna celebrated on April 22, 1520.
Since 1985 the church has been part of a World Heritage Site: the Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. In giving this designation to Segovia, UNESCO noted that the outstanding monuments of the city included "several Romanesque churches". [2]
The walls of the Castilian city of Segovia complete a circuit of about 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) in length, with an average height of 9 metres (30 ft) and an average thickness of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in). They are built out of many different materials, with some parts of great antiquity, although most date back to the 11th and 12th centuries, which ...