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Zaragoza is a large city located on the Ebro River in Aragon, known for its great history as an independent kingdom. However, the city has also been the scene of major events in recent years, such as in 2008, when Zaragoza hosted the world exhibition Expo 2008.
There are many sights in Zaragoza, and you should not least visit the Cathedral of La Seo, the Basílica del Pilar and the Aljafería Palace, all three of which are included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as part of Aragon’s Mudéjar architecture.
Zaragoza is also a city with fine museums and many activity opportunities. The biggest event is the folk festival over a week in October, Fiestas del Pilar, which is celebrated on the occasion of the city’s patron saint. One of the highlights is the flower offering, but there are also rides and various parties here.
On a stroll through Zaragoza’s streets, you can see preserved works from several different periods in the city’s long history. Here there are, among other things, a Roman theatre, parts of the old Roman city walls, the Stone Bridge from the 15th century, La Lonja and the Teatro Principal and the bullring, both of which are among the oldest in Spain.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar is Zaragoza’s great basilica, also known simply as the Pillar/El Pilar. The church is a large and beautiful structure with an interesting history that goes all the way back to the apostle James’s first chapel on the site, which he probably built in the year 41. James went back to Jerusalem, where Herod Agrippa had him executed in the year 44. James’ body was then brought back to Spain, where he is still buried in Santiago de Compostela.
James’s Chapel in Zaragoza became the current basilica, whose name comes from a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary on a column located in the church. According to the story, the Virgin Mary appeared to the apostle James with a pillar in the year 40 here on the banks of the river Ebro. Mary reportedly gave a jasper pillar to Jacob, who was to build a church in her honor. This was the only apparition of the Mother of God in her earthly lifetime, and the name is quite common for churches; not least in the area around Zaragoza.
Over time, new churches were continuously built on this site. The current church was built in Baroque 1681-1686. However, the town decided to expand the church considerably, which happened from the 1720s. At this time, the basilica took on its current dimensions with the four towers and eleven domes. Construction lasted until 1872.
El Pilar is picturesquely situated on the Ebro and is a landmark in Zaragoza’s skyline. The large baroque church is beautiful, and so is the interior, where there are several things to see. Our Lady on the pillar can of course be experienced, and the figure on the jasper pillar can be seen at the altar in a beautiful chapel. The main altar, side chapels and the decoration of the domes are other things worth seeing. A curiosity is the two grenades hanging on one of the church’s pillars. They hit the church during the Spanish Civil War, but none detonated.
Catedral del Salvador is Zaragoza’s cathedral. It stands on the Plaza de La Seo and is also known simply as La Seo. The location was already the site of the city’s primary temple in Roman times. Normally the forum was located at the intersection of the streets cardus and decumanus, but in Caesaraugusta the forum with the temple was located closer to the river Ebro. Therefore, the city’s cathedral was later built on this strategically important site.
After the Muslims conquered the city, they built a mosque on this site. This was consecrated as a church in 1121 after Alfonso I’s Christian reconquest of the area and the city. The old mosque was demolished and a Romanesque church was built from 1140. In this church the kings of Aragon were crowned from 1204 to 1518.
In 1318, Zaragoza became the seat of an archbishop, and La Seo thereby became a cathedral. A major extension was initiated, and throughout the 14th century, the church was partly changed both externally and internally in the Mudéjar style. Later, the cathedral was expanded and rebuilt in Renaissance and Baroque style. Thus, you can see a mix of many styles today. Inside the church this goes again, and here you can see the main altar and many side chapels as sights.
The cathedral’s ecclesiastical status is also shared with Zaragoza’s other large church, El Pilar. Centuries of rivalry between the churches ended in 1676, when Pope Clement X divided the cathedral status between them. The cathedral is also included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as part of Aragon’s Mudéjar architecture.
Palacio de la Aljafería is a beautiful fortified residence that was built during the Banu Hud dynasty of the so-called Zaragoza Taifa, which was a Muslim state founded in the 11th century. Taifas were independent kingdoms in what is now Spain, and the Aljafería Palace is a fine example of the pinnacle of Zaragoza Taifa architecture.
The palace is the only major preserved complex of Islamic architecture from the Spanish territory of this period. After the Christian reconquest of Zaragoza in 1118, Aljafería became the residence of the kings of Aragon. It later became the residence of the Catholic monarchs in 1492, and from 1593 it became a military fortress, which was repeatedly rebuilt before a reconstruction of the old residence was carried out in the 20th century.
The Troubadour Tower is the oldest part of Aljafería. The fortress tower dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries. The actual residence was built in the 11th century and was a symbol of Zaragoza’s status and power at the time. The construction of the residence palace followed the desert castles of the Middle East from the 7th century, while the details of the interior are particularly beautiful, not least with Moorish decorations, arches and courtyard environments.
The Christian kings continued to build on the palace, and you can e.g. see the Mudéjar style used in several places during these conversions. Aljafería is also included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as part of Aragon’s Mudéjar architecture. Among other things, you can see throne rooms from this time. One should also take a walk around the palace and enjoy the sight of the Moorish fortress walls.
Zona Expo is an exhibition area in Zaragoza that was established for the Expo 2008 world exhibition held in the city. The overall focus of the exhibition was water and sustainable development. The city developed the Ranillas area as the home of the exhibition, and here arose a new asset for Zaragoza with architecture and large recreational areas.
Among the modern iconic buildings is the Water Tower/Torre del Agua, which in outline has the shape of a drop of water. In the building stands the 23 meter high sculpture, Splash. In the area you can also see the architect Zaha Hadid’s Bridge Pavilion/Pabellón Puente, where various exhibitions are arranged.
The Spanish Pavilion/Pabellón de España is another Zona Expo landmark. The characteristic building is an example of sustainable architecture with careful choice of materials. Around the buildings you can enjoy a walk in the large Water Park/Parque del Agua, where there are canals, paths, a river beach and other things that have given new life to Ranillas.
Puente de Piedra is a bridge that crosses the River Ebro in the center of Zaragoza. And it has done so since its construction in the years 1401-1440. However, there were already plans for a bridge at the strategically important site at the beginning of the 12th century, but they were not realised.
In 1643, the Ebro overflowed its banks with major floods as a consequence. On the same occasion, two bridge spans were destroyed, and you could not cross the bridge again until a reconstruction in 1659. Today the bridge stands as the old stone bridge, but with modern lamps and two lions at each end of the bridge. The lions are Zaragoza’s symbol and were erected in 1991.
The Iglesia de San Pablo is one of the churches in Zaragoza that is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List due to its so-called Mudéjar architecture, which in Spain and Portugal brought inspiration from Al-Andalus into, for example, the Gothic and the Renaissance. The church was built at the beginning of the 14th century, and in 1343 the characteristic Mudéjar church tower was built.
You can pay attention to the Gothic entrance portal from the 15th century, where the sculptural decoration consists of, among other things, depictions of Jesus, St. Peter and St. Paul. In the church room you can see Damián Forment’s beautiful altarpiece from 1515-1518, a number of side chapels and beautiful dome decorations.
Basílica Santa Engracia is a church that stands on the spot where, according to tradition, Sankta Engratia and others were martyred in 303. In the early 300s, a tomb was established here in memory of Engratia and the other Christian martyrs. About 300 years later, an abbey was built on the site, and it stood until the end of the 15th century.
After this, Ferdinand II of Aragon founded a new monastery, and the current basilica was built as a monastery church. However, it is only the main part of the facade that originates from this church, as the rest was destroyed in 1809 and later rebuilt. However, parts of the crypt are believed to date back to the 300s.
The Museo de Zaragoza is a national museum that exhibits exciting collections in archaeology, ethnology and art. You can see, among other things, Spanish ceramics and fine Spanish paintings by, among others, Jusepe Martinez, Velázquez and Francisco de Goya.
The museum building was built in the Neo-Renaissance as an exhibition building in connection with a Spanish-French exhibition in Zaragoza in 1908. The architectural inspiration came from the Patio de la Infanta, which was the home of the Renaissance merchant Gabriel Zaporta.
Plaza de Toros is Zaragoza’s bullring, and it stands as the second oldest of its kind in Spain. Only the one in Béjar is older than Zaragoza’s arena. The arena opened in 1764 when the city’s head of health, Ramón Pignatelli, had it built to raise revenue to finance Zaragoza’s hospitals.
The first performance was held on October 8, 1764, and since then the Plaza de Toros has been expanded several times. Today, the arena is in a fine and decorative New Mudéjar style, and the capacity is approximately 10,000 spectators.
Puerta del Carmen was one of Zaragoza’s total of twelve city gates that provided access to and from the city when Zaragoza was fortified. Of these twelve gates, four were from Roman times, while the other eight were built in the Middle Ages.
However, the current gate building does not belong to either the Roman era or the Middle Ages, as it was built 1789-1792 by the architect Agustín Sanz. However, Sanz’ used Roman triumphal arches as inspiration for the design. Today, Puerta del Carmen stands without other parts of the historic walls and fortifications around the city.
Teatro Principal is the name of Zaragoza’s great old theater stage, whose history goes back to its inauguration, which took place on August 25, 1799. It was the local architect Augustín Sanz who designed the theater, which, however, since its opening, has been remodeled and expanded on several apartments.
This happened, among other things, in 1870, when the theater was rebuilt and modeled after La Scala in Milan. Today can enjoy good performances and a beautiful auditorium here. Before then, you may have noticed the statues on the facade, which represent the muses Melpomene, Thalia, Euterpe and Terpsichore.
Real Audiencia de Aragón are some exciting royal audiences in Zaragoza. During the reign of King Ferdinand II, which lasted from 1479-1516, Zaragoza experienced great prosperity and prosperity. It meant that a number of city palaces were built by wealthy families. Palacio de los Luna is one of the finest examples of palatial architecture in Zaragoza from this period. It was built by Don Pedro Martínez de Luna, who was Count of Morata and Viceroy of Aragon.
The so-called royal audiences were part of Spain’s legal system at the time, and the judges were these audiences were called oidores. It was the Kingdom of Castile that set up these audiences, and Zaragoza’s was established in 1528. They were royal courts where the king or the king’s deputies in the area constituted the authorities. This practice continued into the 19th century, when the courts were changed to regional courts.
At the entrance portal to the building are statues of Hercules and either Gerión or Theseus, and above the door is a frieze depicting Caesar’s triumphs. It was the architect Martín Gaztelu who designed the building, and some of the materials for its construction came from the city’s ancient Roman walls.
Sala de Exposiciones La Lonja or simply la Lonja is a beautiful trade exchange that was built 1541-1551 in the Aragonese variant of Renaissance architecture. It was Zaragoza’s city council that initiated the construction of the commercial building, which the city’s merchants had requested.
It was the architect Juan de Sariñena who was responsible for the design. The Renaissance style in Aragon was, as in Lonja, inspired by the style from Florence. The exterior style does not go through all of the interior, which was originally built in the Gothic style. Today, Lonja is no longer a stock exchange, but is used as an exhibition building.
Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza is Zaragoza’s town hall. As a building, the town hall is also called la Casa Consistorial, and it is a relatively new but architecturally interesting construction. The foundation stone for the town hall was laid in 1946, and the building was inaugurated in 1965.
In the design of the town hall, you can see how the architects Alberto Acha, Mariano Nasarre and Ricardo Magdalena Gayán mixed the Renaissance with elements from the Mudéjar style in the monumentality of the 20th century. It gives special expressions that can be experienced on a trip here.
Mercado de Lanuza is Zaragoza’s central food market. The lively trade of the place is located in the beautiful market building, which was built 1895-1903 according to the design of the architect Félix Navarro Pérez, thereby replacing the city’s former open-air market.
Pérez had visited Paris and he had been inspired by Les Halles in the French capital. The market hall was built in the typical iron and glass of the time, which in many cities formed the framework for atmospheric markets. Today, you can still enjoy the atmosphere and buy a large selection of fruit, vegetables and much more.
Teatro Romano is Zaragoza’s historic Roman theater which was built in the first century AD. It had a spectator capacity of around 6,000, making it quite large for the size of the city; at that time about 20,000 lived in Roman Caesaraugusta. The theater was built on flat ground and built according to the same technique as the Marcellus theater in Rome.
The large theater was in active use until the 200s, after which the stones in the theater began to be used for other buildings. Eventually, only the Roman concrete remained, and gradually the city spread over the remaining ruins. It took until 1970 before the building was discovered again and the area excavated. Today the theater is covered, and you can visit the museum Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta, which exhibits the archaeological finds from the site.
Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta is a museum in Zaragoza where you can experience part of the city’s past. The central square, Plaza de la Seo, is located on the site of the Roman Forum in the city of Caesaraugusta. Today you cannot see the old forum in the street view, but in 1988-1989 the site was archaeologically excavated.
The excavations resulted in the uncovering of part of the historic Roman city on the site, and today you can visit the impressive ruins under the Plaza de la Seo if you visit the Museo del foro de Caesaraugusta. Among the ruins, you can see something of the Roman market, the sewage system of the time, etc.
Murallas Romanas originates from the Roman city of Caesaraugusta, which was founded in 14 BC. In the beginning there were no city walls; it is believed that these were built in the 200s. The Roman walls remained about three kilometers long, and they stood around the city in the current streets Avenida de César Augusto, Calle del Coso and Paseo Echegaray y Caballero.
There were about 120 small defense towers in the walls, which were about 4 meters thick and 10 meters high. There were four city gates which were at either end of the two main streets which, as elsewhere in the Roman Empire, were Cardo and Decumanus Maximus. Today you can see preserved parts of the walls in some places. There are about 80 meters in the northern part of Avenida de César Augusto and a smaller section on Calle del Coso close to the Ebro.
Huesca is a city that is one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain. The city, with its relatively modest size, contains a fine mix of provincial and metropolitan in its center, and there is quite a bit to see in Huesca’s old streets. The city’s history goes back a long way, and it was, among other things, a Roman colony for a time.
In Huesca you can see several preserved parts of the city’s old walls, which the Moors built in their time. There were walls and towers around the city, and north of the center the Torreón de Amparo stands as the only preserved tower and a piece of the city wall. Behind the walls lay the city itself, where you can enjoy a stroll in the streets and squares.
In the center is Huesca’s Gothic cathedral, the Catedral de Huesca, built from 1294 on the foundations of a ruined mosque from the Moorish era. The cathedral and its interior decoration were completed in the first half of the 16th century. Adjacent to the cathedral is the cathedral museum Museo Diocesano.
If you go to the southern part of the old town, you will find the beautiful Romanesque monastery, Monasterio de San Pedro el Viejo, where, among other things, the monastery courtyard from 1140 is beautifully preserved to this day. In the northern part, you can visit Aragon’s former royal palace, El Palacio de los Reyes de Aragón, which is now a museum.
Tarazona is an old city that has been strategically important over time. During the Roman era, the inhabitants thus enjoyed the status of being Roman citizens, and after the Roman Empire, the area was conquered by Muslims, before the Christian Alfonso I of Aragon regained the city in 1119.
Since then, the city has grown with, among other things, several buildings worth seeing. Probably the most famous building is the city’s cathedral, Catedral de Tarazona, which was built from the 12th century and consecrated in 1232. The Gothic church was then built outside Tarazona’s walls, and it was destroyed in battles in the 14th century.
The church was rebuilt using the distinctive Mudéjar style, and it is one of Spain’s few cathedrals with a mixture of Gothic and Mudéjar. The city’s old bullring, Plaza de Toros Vieja, is also worth seeing. Opened in 1792, it is distinguished from other arenas by its octagonal shape with three-story galleries as spectator seats.
Finally, you should also go to Tarazona’s town hall, the Casa Consistorial, which stands as an impressive piece of Renaissance architecture. The town hall was originally built as the city’s trade exchange between 1557 and 1563. The finely decorated facade consists of balconies, corridors and galleries.
Belchite is a town where you can have a very special experience. Blechite was founded in the 12th century, where the site was on the important border between the Christian kingdoms and the Muslim al-Andalus. Many years had to pass, however, before the small town really entered the Spanish history books.
It happened in 1937, when nationalists and republicans fought at the Battle of Belchite during the Spanish Civil War. The city was laid in ruins during the battle, and in 1939 Belchite was rebuilt next to the old city, which has since then been in ruins as a memorial to the civil war. A visit here is therefore like taking a walk in a ghost town.
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Overview of Zaragoza
Zaragoza is a large city located on the Ebro River in Aragon, known for its great history as an independent kingdom. However, the city has also been the scene of major events in recent years, such as in 2008, when Zaragoza hosted the world exhibition Expo 2008.
There are many sights in Zaragoza, and you should not least visit the Cathedral of La Seo, the Basílica del Pilar and the Aljafería Palace, all three of which are included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as part of Aragon’s Mudéjar architecture.
Zaragoza is also a city with fine museums and many activity opportunities. The biggest event is the folk festival over a week in October, Fiestas del Pilar, which is celebrated on the occasion of the city’s patron saint. One of the highlights is the flower offering, but there are also rides and various parties here.
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Puente de Piedra is a bridge that crosses the River Ebro in the center of Zaragoza. And it has done so since its construction in the years 1401-1440. However, there were already plans for a bridge at the strategically important site at the beginning of the 12th century, but they were not realised.
In 1643, the Ebro overflowed its banks with major floods as a consequence. On the same occasion, two bridge spans were destroyed, and you could not cross the bridge again until a reconstruction in 1659. Today the bridge stands as the old stone bridge, but with modern lamps and two lions at each end of the bridge. The lions are Zaragoza’s symbol and were erected in 1991.
The Iglesia de San Pablo is one of the churches in Zaragoza that is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List due to its so-called Mudéjar architecture, which in Spain and Portugal brought inspiration from Al-Andalus into, for example, the Gothic and the Renaissance. The church was built at the beginning of the 14th century, and in 1343 the characteristic Mudéjar church tower was built.
You can pay attention to the Gothic entrance portal from the 15th century, where the sculptural decoration consists of, among other things, depictions of Jesus, St. Peter and St. Paul. In the church room you can see Damián Forment’s beautiful altarpiece from 1515-1518, a number of side chapels and beautiful dome decorations.
Basílica Santa Engracia is a church that stands on the spot where, according to tradition, Sankta Engratia and others were martyred in 303. In the early 300s, a tomb was established here in memory of Engratia and the other Christian martyrs. About 300 years later, an abbey was built on the site, and it stood until the end of the 15th century.
After this, Ferdinand II of Aragon founded a new monastery, and the current basilica was built as a monastery church. However, it is only the main part of the facade that originates from this church, as the rest was destroyed in 1809 and later rebuilt. However, parts of the crypt are believed to date back to the 300s.
The Museo de Zaragoza is a national museum that exhibits exciting collections in archaeology, ethnology and art. You can see, among other things, Spanish ceramics and fine Spanish paintings by, among others, Jusepe Martinez, Velázquez and Francisco de Goya.
The museum building was built in the Neo-Renaissance as an exhibition building in connection with a Spanish-French exhibition in Zaragoza in 1908. The architectural inspiration came from the Patio de la Infanta, which was the home of the Renaissance merchant Gabriel Zaporta.
Plaza de Toros is Zaragoza’s bullring, and it stands as the second oldest of its kind in Spain. Only the one in Béjar is older than Zaragoza’s arena. The arena opened in 1764 when the city’s head of health, Ramón Pignatelli, had it built to raise revenue to finance Zaragoza’s hospitals.
The first performance was held on October 8, 1764, and since then the Plaza de Toros has been expanded several times. Today, the arena is in a fine and decorative New Mudéjar style, and the capacity is approximately 10,000 spectators.
Puerta del Carmen was one of Zaragoza’s total of twelve city gates that provided access to and from the city when Zaragoza was fortified. Of these twelve gates, four were from Roman times, while the other eight were built in the Middle Ages.
However, the current gate building does not belong to either the Roman era or the Middle Ages, as it was built 1789-1792 by the architect Agustín Sanz. However, Sanz’ used Roman triumphal arches as inspiration for the design. Today, Puerta del Carmen stands without other parts of the historic walls and fortifications around the city.
Teatro Principal is the name of Zaragoza’s great old theater stage, whose history goes back to its inauguration, which took place on August 25, 1799. It was the local architect Augustín Sanz who designed the theater, which, however, since its opening, has been remodeled and expanded on several apartments.
This happened, among other things, in 1870, when the theater was rebuilt and modeled after La Scala in Milan. Today can enjoy good performances and a beautiful auditorium here. Before then, you may have noticed the statues on the facade, which represent the muses Melpomene, Thalia, Euterpe and Terpsichore.
Real Audiencia de Aragón are some exciting royal audiences in Zaragoza. During the reign of King Ferdinand II, which lasted from 1479-1516, Zaragoza experienced great prosperity and prosperity. It meant that a number of city palaces were built by wealthy families. Palacio de los Luna is one of the finest examples of palatial architecture in Zaragoza from this period. It was built by Don Pedro Martínez de Luna, who was Count of Morata and Viceroy of Aragon.
The so-called royal audiences were part of Spain’s legal system at the time, and the judges were these audiences were called oidores. It was the Kingdom of Castile that set up these audiences, and Zaragoza’s was established in 1528. They were royal courts where the king or the king’s deputies in the area constituted the authorities. This practice continued into the 19th century, when the courts were changed to regional courts.
At the entrance portal to the building are statues of Hercules and either Gerión or Theseus, and above the door is a frieze depicting Caesar’s triumphs. It was the architect Martín Gaztelu who designed the building, and some of the materials for its construction came from the city’s ancient Roman walls.
Sala de Exposiciones La Lonja or simply la Lonja is a beautiful trade exchange that was built 1541-1551 in the Aragonese variant of Renaissance architecture. It was Zaragoza’s city council that initiated the construction of the commercial building, which the city’s merchants had requested.
It was the architect Juan de Sariñena who was responsible for the design. The Renaissance style in Aragon was, as in Lonja, inspired by the style from Florence. The exterior style does not go through all of the interior, which was originally built in the Gothic style. Today, Lonja is no longer a stock exchange, but is used as an exhibition building.
Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza is Zaragoza’s town hall. As a building, the town hall is also called la Casa Consistorial, and it is a relatively new but architecturally interesting construction. The foundation stone for the town hall was laid in 1946, and the building was inaugurated in 1965.
In the design of the town hall, you can see how the architects Alberto Acha, Mariano Nasarre and Ricardo Magdalena Gayán mixed the Renaissance with elements from the Mudéjar style in the monumentality of the 20th century. It gives special expressions that can be experienced on a trip here.
Mercado de Lanuza is Zaragoza’s central food market. The lively trade of the place is located in the beautiful market building, which was built 1895-1903 according to the design of the architect Félix Navarro Pérez, thereby replacing the city’s former open-air market.
Pérez had visited Paris and he had been inspired by Les Halles in the French capital. The market hall was built in the typical iron and glass of the time, which in many cities formed the framework for atmospheric markets. Today, you can still enjoy the atmosphere and buy a large selection of fruit, vegetables and much more.
Teatro Romano is Zaragoza’s historic Roman theater which was built in the first century AD. It had a spectator capacity of around 6,000, making it quite large for the size of the city; at that time about 20,000 lived in Roman Caesaraugusta. The theater was built on flat ground and built according to the same technique as the Marcellus theater in Rome.
The large theater was in active use until the 200s, after which the stones in the theater began to be used for other buildings. Eventually, only the Roman concrete remained, and gradually the city spread over the remaining ruins. It took until 1970 before the building was discovered again and the area excavated. Today the theater is covered, and you can visit the museum Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta, which exhibits the archaeological finds from the site.
Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta is a museum in Zaragoza where you can experience part of the city’s past. The central square, Plaza de la Seo, is located on the site of the Roman Forum in the city of Caesaraugusta. Today you cannot see the old forum in the street view, but in 1988-1989 the site was archaeologically excavated.
The excavations resulted in the uncovering of part of the historic Roman city on the site, and today you can visit the impressive ruins under the Plaza de la Seo if you visit the Museo del foro de Caesaraugusta. Among the ruins, you can see something of the Roman market, the sewage system of the time, etc.
Murallas Romanas originates from the Roman city of Caesaraugusta, which was founded in 14 BC. In the beginning there were no city walls; it is believed that these were built in the 200s. The Roman walls remained about three kilometers long, and they stood around the city in the current streets Avenida de César Augusto, Calle del Coso and Paseo Echegaray y Caballero.
There were about 120 small defense towers in the walls, which were about 4 meters thick and 10 meters high. There were four city gates which were at either end of the two main streets which, as elsewhere in the Roman Empire, were Cardo and Decumanus Maximus. Today you can see preserved parts of the walls in some places. There are about 80 meters in the northern part of Avenida de César Augusto and a smaller section on Calle del Coso close to the Ebro.
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