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• Santa Engracia Church. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Santa Engracia s/n. 50001. Zaragoza. (Aragon) www.zaragoza.es/turismo/. Paleochristian tombs. The only thing still standing from the Hieronymite Monastery of Santa Engracia is this church. It has a Plateresque façade flanked by balustraded columns. Its crypt has recently been restored and t…

• Third Millennium Bridge. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Puente del Tercer Milenio. Zaragoza. (Aragon) www.zaragoza.es/turismo/. This bridge in Zaragoza spanning the Ebro river was built on the occasion of the 2008 Universal Exhibition. This work of engineering combines aesthetics and technology. This is the largest concrete tied-arch bridge in the world,…

• Cartuja de Aula Dei Monastery. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Montañana-Peñaflor, kilómetro 14. 50192. Zaragoza. (Aragon) www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/turismo. Renaissance monastery. In the Carthusian monastery church you can find, as well as a beautiful Choir, works by Francisco de Goya. The walled monastery dates from the 16th century. It is Renaissan…

• Aljafería Palace. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de los Diputados s/n. 50071. Zaragoza. (Aragon) Fax.: +34 976289686 | www.zaragoza.es. An Arab palace in the heart of Zaragoza. It was built as a place of recreation and also served as a defensive building. It is an 11th-century Arab castle palaceRemains of its fortified area are still preserv…

• Zaragoza Market. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Pilar s/n. 50001. Zaragoza. (Aragon) www.zaragoza.es/turismo/. A good place for trade. This is the greatest expression of Aragonese Renaissance. It was built in the 16th century, by order of Hernando de Aragón, using Juan de Sariñena's design. It was an attempt to provide the city with a c…

• Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basilica. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Pilar s/n. 50003. Zaragoza. (Aragon) E-mail: basilicadelpilar@gmail.com. www.basilicadelpilar.es. Baroque church of the Virgin del Pilar. A jewel of Baroque art. Built between the 17th and 18th centuries. Inside there is the Santa Capilla, work of Ventura Rodríguez where an image of the Vi…

• The Seo, or Cathedral of San Salvador. Zaragoza.

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  … Plaza de la Seo s/n. 50001. Zaragoza. (Aragon) Fax.: +34 976200752 | E-mail: cabildo@cabildodezaragoza.org. http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/turismo. A cultural melting pot. The monument has undergone a series of transformations in a wide variety of architectural styles. A temple was set on this site a…

• Church of San Pablo in Zaragoza. Zaragoza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Pablo, 42. Zaragoza. (Aragon) http://www.zaragoza.es. The most valuable testament of the Mudéjar style in Zaragoza. It was built to replace the old Romanesque shrine of San Blas. The church has a single nave with chapels between the buttresses and a five-sided sanctuary. The cathedral inte…