Fortified walls in Avila, Spain
Avila, Spain, seen from Sta. Terea's convent of La Encarnacion, looking south. The walls have ninety of these semi-circular towers. Construction of the walls began in 1090 A.D. and finished in 1099. Workers were Christians, Mohammedans, and Jews. The walls are 2,526 meters (nearly 2 miles) long...
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1951
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