Caceres Spain Artistic is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on March 18th, 2018.
Caceres Spain Artistic
Viewed from across the Plaza Mayor, the Bujaco Tower and Star Archway in Caceres Spain serve as emblems of the city as well as providing an entry... more
by Joan Carroll
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Caceres Spain Artistic
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Joan Carroll
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Viewed from across the Plaza Mayor, the Bujaco Tower and Star Archway in Caceres Spain serve as emblems of the city as well as providing an entry into the monumental area. The Bujaco Tower is a relatively square Moorish tower. The name of the tower comes from that of Caliph Abú-Ya’qub, whose troops took the city in 1173. Until they finally yielded to the siege, the tower had served the knights of the Order of the Knights of Santiago as a defensive bastion. It became known as the Clock Tower in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Star Archway or Arco de la Estrella is the main entrance to the walled enclosure and the best known of the city’s historic entryways. It was opened in the fifteenth century at the same point where there had previously been only a door. By that time the wall had lost most of its defensive nature so larger openings such as this archway were constructed to allow the passage of the carriages from the Plaza Mayor. Caceres city center has an extensive collection of historical monuments and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.
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joan carroll, arch, torre, travel, extremadura, medieval, stone, spanish, architecture, building, fort, culture, cultural, torre de bujaco, castle, city, tourism
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