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Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar
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  • By Kuznetsov_Sergey on May 30, 2006
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    • Zaragosa - Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar - Zaragoza
    Zaragosa - Basilica de Nuestra
    Senora del Pilar
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    The main temple Zaragosa is Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar. It has 11 domes. It is the second center of pilgrimage in Spain after the Cathedral in Santiago-de-Campostela.
    The Cathedral was built in the XII century after exile of moors from Zaragosa.
    In 1681 there has been begun construction of a new baroque temple under the project of architect Sanchez-i-Errera. The basil got the modern shape in the XVIII century according to the project of the architect Rodriguez. The towers decorated by a multi-colored tile appeared in the beginning of the XX century.

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    Museo del Foro de Caesare-augusta
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    Zaragoza - Museo del Foro de
    Caesare-augusta
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    Museo del Foro de Caesare-augusta is located on Plaza de la Seo. The modern cubic building is an entrance into the underground world. It is possible to walk on Roman streets there, to see the rests of a former Roman forum and system of water supply.

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    La Seo de San Salvador
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    • Zaragoza - La Seo de San Salvador - Zaragoza
    Zaragoza - La Seo de San
    Salvador
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    Arabs built a mosque on a place of the Roman forum, preliminary having destroyed it. Christians built the Cathedral on a place of a mosque, preliminary having destroyed it. The main Cathedral of Zaragosa La Seo de San Salvador was begun in the XII century. The construction ended in the XVII century. Therefore in architecture Romance, Gothic, moorish styles and a baroque have mixed up. The northwest facade is especially interesting. It was built by the moors, remained to live under Christian sovereignty (style "mudehar"). A facade is beautiful. It is reverted by a brick and multi-coloured tiles. The museum of Gobelin tapestries (Museo de Tapices) is in the Cathedral.

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    Plaza de Nuestra Senora del Pilar
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    Zaragosa - Plaza de Nuestra
    Senora del Pilar
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    It is considered, that Romans founded colony Cesar August on a place of Celtic settlement Sadduba in the I-st century B.C. Moors grasped Zaragosa in 710 and it became the capital of the small frontier Arabian state. Alfonso I released Zaragosa from the Arabian sovereignty in 1118 and proclaimed it as the capital of Aragon.
    After the wedding of Ferdinand the king of Aragon and Isabella the queen of Castile in 1480 it was formed the united Aragon-Castile state.

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    Lonja
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    Zaragoza - Lonja
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    There is a Renaissance building of a stock exchange (Lonja) which was built in the XVI century. Lonja was a symbol of trading power of Zaragoza. Its main facade is the typical sample the Aragonian Renaissance.
    Kings of Aragon and historical characters are represented in medallions on a facade of the building. A showroom is situated in the building now.

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    Basilica- Goya
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    Zaragosa - Basilica
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    All the pictures of the temple are connected with the life of Maiden Maria. One of Goya's early works "The queen of martyrs " was kept on the northern dome. The artist created this fresco in 1780-1781. One more Goya's painting was kept in a chapel which is opposite to the Sacred chapel. Goya painted a plafond on a plot " Worship of angels of the name Jesus ".

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    Francisco Goya monument
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    Zaragosa - Francisco Goya
    monument
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    Francisco Goya lived in Zaragosa when he was young. His several paintings are kept in churches and museums of Zaragosa. The beautiful fountain with the figure of the great painter and statues of characters of his pictures are installed on the central square.

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    The Column - Pilar
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    Zaragosa - The Column -
    Pilar (barelief)
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    Maiden Maria Pilar is considered the patroness of Spain. There is a legend, that on January, 2nd 40 Maiden Maria appeared before Apostle Iakov when he stayed for a night at a place where Zaragosa is situated now. The maiden was standing on a marble column (in Spanish "pilar"). When the vision disappeared, the column nevertheless remained. Soon it became a place of worship of the first Spanish Christians. They built a small chapel around of the column. A church was built in the VIII-th century. The main relic of the basils - the marble column. It can be seen in Capilla Santa in the east part of the basils. The column is crowned with magnificently dressed statue of Maiden Pilar. Priests change its precious clothes every day.

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    Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar (cont)
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    Zaragosa - Basilica de
    Nuestra Senora del Pilar
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    New elements were added in a decor of the main facade in 1969. The rectangular basil is completely executed from a brick. Four towers rise on the sides, there are some tiled domes between them. The main big dome dominates over them. The viewing platform is on a northwest tower of the temple.

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    Basilica inside
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    Zaragosa - Basilica
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    The building of Basilica amazes with the sizes inside. Three altars, the statue of Maiden Maria is kept in one of which, the dome and the arches differ unusual riches of a decor - statues, a marble, bronze, a jasper.
    The dome is decorated by a fresco written per 1773. The appearence of the Sacred Maiden is represented on it.

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