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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.
La Seo Cathedral-- part of the World Heritage Site Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon; gothic high altar in polychrome alabaster by Pere Johan (1394/1397 - after 1458) [4]; El Pilar Basilica-- high altar in alabaster by Damián Forment (1515–1518), frescoes by Francisco de Goya [5]
The Plaza of Our Lady of the Pillar (in Spanish: Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar or simply Plaza del Pilar) is one of the busiest popular places in Zaragoza, Spain. In it is the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, where the homonymous Marian invocation is venerated. It is known by the nickname of "El salón de la ciudad" (in ...
1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed. 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished. 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed. 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication. 1940 – Population: 238,601. [5] 1947 – Balay in business. 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city. [citation needed] 1957 – La Romareda ...
Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English, [1] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community.
This is the high point of the festival, and a demonstration of the people's devotion to the Virgin Mary.Throughout the day of 12 October, thousands of people dressed in traditional costume, leave flowers at the statue of the Virgin, which has a place of honour in the middle of the Plaza del Pilar.
Capitals in the Taifal palace. The construction of the palace, mostly completed between 1065 and 1081, [4] was ordered by Abú Ja'far Ahmad ibn Sulaymán al-Muqtadir Billah, known by his honorary title of al-Muqtadir (the powerful), the second monarch of the Banu Hud dynasty, as a symbol of the power achieved by the Taifa of Zaragoza in the second half of the 11th century.
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