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Large ruins survives Fort of Santiago: Algeciras, Andalusia: 1716: 2001, during the modern government and autonomies: Ruins survives Fort of El Tolmo: La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia: 1741: 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period: Large ruins survives Battery of la Atunara: La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia: 1735
The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments [1] (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El Romeral) and 2 natural mountain features (the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal [2]) in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain.
Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera Castle of Aznalmara Castle of Santa Catalina (Cádiz) Castle of Sancti Petri Castle of San Marcos Castle of Santiago Castle of Doña Blanca ...
Interior of the dolmen, looking outwards. The Dolmen of Menga (Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately.
Cueva de la Laja Alta, in Jimena de la Frontera. The presence of hominids in Andalusia dates back to the Lower Paleolithic, with archaeological remains of the Acheulean culture between 700000 and 400000 years old, [1] [2] however the controversial finding of the so-called Man of Orce seems to point to a greater antiquity. [3]
Peter I left Carmona a legacy of several important architectural works, although some of them are in ruins today. Carmona had three castles, two defending the Seville and Cordoba gates, and a third set in the highest elevation of the city, as a last refuge to defend against an external enemy or a revolt of its own inhabitants.
Today these old mosques in Cordoba are lost without a trace with the exception of the Great Mosque of Cordoba and a few other ruins and remains like the Minaret of San Juan. [3] At one time there were 137 mosques in the Medina of Grenada when it was the capital city of the Emirate of Granada (1230-1492). [4]
Olvera Vejer de la Frontera Typical house in the province of Granada. Gaucín. The White Towns of Andalusia, or Pueblos Blancos, are a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain, mostly within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.