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Church of San Pablo, Zaragoza City - The church of San Pablo was raised to replace the old Romanesque hermitage of San Blas, which had become too small due to the growth of the district. The current temple is the result of a series of additions, which gradually increased the original 14th century nucleus, the most valuable testimony ...

Church of the Magdalena, Zaragoza City - It was erected at the start of the 14th century to replace a previous Romanesque temple. Its typology corresponds to the model of a single-nave church, with chapels between the buttresses and polygonal sanctuary. The temple changes its orientation during the 18th century reform, the new access door ...

San Antonio de Padua Church, Zaragoza City - Alongside the church and the convent of the Franciscan Capuchines is the Italian Military Chapel, built under the patronage of the Mussolini Government in 1940 as a monumental Mausoleum for the Italian combatants who died during the Spanish Civil War. Address: Paseo Cuellar ...

San Gil Church, Zaragoza City - Archetype of 14th Century Aragonese Mudejar, reorientated and redecorated during the baroque period. The tower, on a square base and with a rectangular body is a singular expression of the art of brickwork as developed by the Mudejar, replete with rhombi and intertwined. Address: D. Jaime I, ...

San Juan de los Panetes Church, Zaragoza City - The baroque temple was started in 1725 on the site of a previous church which belonged to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Of note is the octagonal brick tower, well known for its curious inclination and which conforms to the building traditions of the 16th Century. Address: Salduba, ...

San Martin Church, Teruel City, Teruel - San Martin church already existed in 1196, but the current church actually dates back to the 17th century. It has three naves, an ambulatory, a pointed barrel vault with small windows in the central nave and arris vaults in the side naves. The oldest part of the church is the Gothic-Mudejar ...

Santa Engracia Church, Zaragoza City - The extraordinarily beautiful facade, carved in 1512 by Gil Morlanes the elder, and finished by his son is the only part of the previous enormous monastery which remains; during the Peninsula War the rest of it was destroyed. The facade is Plateresque in style with figures such as the Catholic ...

Sights in Aragon - Zaragoza possesses many architectural treasures. The scenery of the Province of Zaragoza is very varied: from the spurs of the Pyrenees to the snow-capped peaks of El Moncayo, from the wheat-growing plains of Las Cinco Villas and the sober Monegros to the fertile valleys of the Gallego, the ...

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Sights in Zaragoza City - Zaragoza possesses many architectural treasures, along with its museums and churches which contain fascinating Roman Moorish, Jewish and Christian artefacts. The Ebro river forms a major part of the cities landscaping. The best way to discover Zaragoza's monuments is to stroll through its streets. ...

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