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  • Klis Fortress, a medieval fortress near the city of Split become a castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings and a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. The fortress served as a major defense against the Ottoman advance, a key crossroad between the Mediterranean and the Balkan rear. Recently was the location for Neerem city for Game of Thrones.
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  • Klis Fortress, a medieval fortress near the city of Split become a castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings and a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. The fortress served as a major defense against the Ottoman advance, a key crossroad between the Mediterranean and the Balkan rear. Recently was the location for Neerem city for Game of Thrones.
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  • Klis Fortress, a medieval fortress near the city of Split become a castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings and a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. The fortress served as a major defense against the Ottoman advance, a key crossroad between the Mediterranean and the Balkan rear. Recently was the location for Neerem city for Game of Thrones.
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  • Klis Fortress, a medieval fortress near the city of Split become a castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings and a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. The fortress served as a major defense against the Ottoman advance, a key crossroad between the Mediterranean and the Balkan rear. Recently was the location for Neerem city for Game of Thrones.
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  • Klis Fortress, a medieval fortress near the city of Split become a castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings and a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. The fortress served as a major defense against the Ottoman advance, a key crossroad between the Mediterranean and the Balkan rear. Recently was the location for Neerem city for Game of Thrones.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender. The cable connecting the fortress.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
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  • Herodion, the man-made, flat mountain, one of the world finest exemples of preserved Roman architecture. Built as fortress and summer palace by king Herod the Great, is also the place where the king was buried. The tomb was discovered in  2007. The cisterns, a network of tunnels and water reservoir under the fortress.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender. The Roman camp, nearly intact through the dry climate of the desert, is one of the best survived exemple of Roman military technology.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender. The Roman camp, nearly intact through the dry climate of the desert, is one of the best survived exemple of Roman military technology.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
    em2500692.jpg
  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
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  • Masada. Herod the Great palace built on the rock of the north face of Masada. Under Herod the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender. The Roman camp, nearly intact through the dry climate of the desert, is one of the best survived exemple of Roman military technology.
    em2500694.jpg
  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
    em2500527.jpg
  • Masada. Herod the Great palace built on the rock of the north face of Masada. Under Herod the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
    em2500523.jpg
  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
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  • Masada. Under Herod the Great the fortress bacame an enormous muntaintop fortress. At the time of Jewish rebellion against Rome (70 A.D.) the Jewish fighters preferred death to surrender.
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  • Tafraout, one of the last heirs of Illigh princes, rulers of caravan routes of Western Sahara. In the Illigh fortress are still preserved hundreds of old commercial agreements.
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  • Saint James Cavalier doorway. The fortress was designed by Laparelli and Cassar as a raised platform on which guns were placed to defend the city against attacks from the land side. <br />
St James is now a "Centre for Creativity", hosting various theatrical and musical performances, also providing installation and gallery space.
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  • Vittoriosa view from the fortress of Upper Barraka Gardens.
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  • The Harbour with the Spanish fortress of San Juan de Ullua.
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  • Uta Hammam square with the Kasbah, now restored as the Musée de Chefchaouen, was a fortress to fight the Portuguese invasions of northern Morocco.
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  • The Harbour with the Spanish fortress of San Juan de Ullua.
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  • The Harbour with the Spanish fortress of San Juan de Ullua.
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  • Dubrovnik.Ploče Gate, the east entrance to the Old Town, built in Romanesque style at the end of 14th century. Above the entrance of the Gate there is a statue of Sveti Vlaho, the patron saint of Dubrovnik. The gate consist of inner and outer section and incorporates a stone bridge. On the back Revelin fortress. In Game of Thrones Cersei Lannister passing over this bridge and enters to the Red Keep after her walk of shame at the end of season five.
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  • Dubrovnik. Pile Bay. The Bokar fortress. This was one of the most important locations in Dubrovnik for Game of Thrones, the set for Blackwater Bay.
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  • Dubrovnik. Pile Bay. The Lovrjenac Fort that rises 37 meters high on the sea. On the left Bokar fortress. This was one of the most important locations in Dubrovnik for Game of Thrones, the set for Blackwater Bay. The small pier of West Harbour has been utilised in many frames of Game of Thrones.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Kaiserswerth, Barbarossas's fortress ruins near the Rhine river.
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  • Palmyra, the Great Columnade, 1.200 meters long. Successful merchants were celebrated with statues mounted on the columns of this colonnade street. In the background on the hill the arab fortress of Qalaat Ibn Maan, build by the druze prince Fakhr Ed Din.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Uchisar Kale, the network of tunnels carved into volcanic rock of the fortress, visible for miles around.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Bonifacio, the powerful fortress with the old Genoese Gate, once the only entrance to the Old City.
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  • Bonifacio, the powerful fortress with the old Genoese Gate, once the only entrance to the Old City.
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  • Uchisar Kale, the network of tunnels carved into volcanic rock of the fortress, visible for miles around.
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  • Herodion, the man-made, flat mountain, one of the world finest exemples of preserved Roman architecture. Built as fortress and summer palace by king Herod the Great, is also the place where the king was buried. The tomb was discovered in  2007.
    em2500837.jpg
  • Herodion, the man-made, flat mountain, one of the world finest exemples of preserved Roman architecture. Built as fortress and summer palace by king Herod the Great, is also the place where the king was buried. The tomb was discovered in  2007.
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  • Segovia. The Alcázar is a fairy-tale castle fortified since Roman days. The site takes its name from the Arabic al-qasr (fortress). It was rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries, but the whole lot burned down in 1862.
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  • San Pietro island,  Carloforte, Santa Teresa fortress. In the 18th century the then-uninhabited San Pietro was colonized by people of Ligurian language and ethnicity, coming from the Republic of Genoa's colony at Tabarka after it had been taken over by the Bey of Tunisia. Today most of the population has retained a variant of Genoese dialect, called Tabarchino,
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  • Qasr Ibrahim,  a massive fortress that dominated the east bank of Nile  today is an island in the middle of Lake Nasser. It is the only archeoloogical place in Nubia that, by its position, still survived in the same place above the waters of the Lake Nasser. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. In 1971, with the construction of the Aswan High Dam, an extraordinary campaign of UNESCO saved many temples. The most difficult rescue operation was the salvage of Abu Simbel monumental complex. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Buncrana, the scenic Grianan of Aileach fortress on the top of a hill. In the oldest times was Dagda's god sanctuary, after a O'Neill chieftains stronghold.
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  • Tafraout, one of the last heirs of Illigh princes, rulers of caravan routes of Western Sahara. In the Illigh fortress are still preserved hundreds of old commercial agreements.
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  • The Harbour with the Spanish fortress of San Juan de Ullua.
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  • The Harbour with the Spanish fortress of San Juan de Ullua.
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  • Dubrovnik. City view fromLovrjenac Fort. In the foreground the Bokar fortress and Pile Bay.
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  • The Citadel, kale. The walls date from Pontic times, probably around the time of King Mithridates, and the fortress was repaired by the Ottomans.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Chefchaouen, or Chaouen. The Kasbah, now restored as the Musée de Chefchaouen, was a fortress to fight the Portuguese invasions of northern Morocco.
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  • Yilinkale, the Snake Castle, was a important fortress of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia in the 12th and 13th century.
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  • Portobelo, Fuerte de San Fernando. This Spanish fortress was the safe for the gold coming from Perù before a fleet sailed for Spain.
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  • Buncrana, the scenic Grianan of Aileach fortress on the top of a hill. In the oldest times was Dagda's god sanctuary, after a O'Neill chieftains stronghold.
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  • El Morro fortress.
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  • Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across  what is now northern England during the rule of emperor Hadrian. The wall marked the northern limes in Britain and also the most heavily fortified border in the Empire. Vindolanda fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Bonifacio, the powerful fortress with the old Genoese Gate, once the only entrance to the Old City.
    em7301005.jpg
  • Bonifacio, the powerful fortress with the old Genoese Gate, once the only entrance to the Old City.
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  • Ajaccio, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Herodion, the man-made, flat mountain, one of the world finest exemples of preserved Roman architecture. Built as fortress and summer palace by king Herod the Great, is also the place where the king was buried. The tomb was discovered in  2007.
    em2500853.jpg
  • Buncrana, the scenic Grianan of Aileach fortress on the top of a hill. In the oldest times was Dagda's god sanctuary, after a O'Neill chieftains stronghold.
    em7230232.jpg
  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
    em7305920.jpg
  • Palmyra, the Great Columnade, 1.200 meters long. Successful merchants were celebrated with statues mounted on the columns of this colonnade street. In the background on the hill the arab fortress of Qalaat Ibn Maan, build by the druze prince Fakhr Ed Din.
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  • Palmyra, the sunrise near the Great Columnade and monumental arch. In the background on the hill the arab fortress of Qalaat Ibn Maan, build by the druze prince Fakhr Ed Din.
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  • Akershus Festning fortress on a hill of the harbour.
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  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
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  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
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  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
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  • Tui. The cathedral, s consecrated in 1225 AD during the monarchy of King Alfonso, but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier.<br />
<br />
The cathedral really is a monumental structure and its position, on top of a hill at the summit of the town, makes it the emblem of the city.<br />
<br />
The building is actually a castle cathedral and the walls are adorned with battlements and fortifications, some dating back to the year 1120 AD
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  • Tui. The cathedral, s consecrated in 1225 AD during the monarchy of King Alfonso, but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier.<br />
<br />
The cathedral really is a monumental structure and its position, on top of a hill at the summit of the town, makes it the emblem of the city.<br />
<br />
The building is actually a castle cathedral and the walls are adorned with battlements and fortifications, some dating back to the year 1120 AD
    em7412122.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
    em7412120.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
    em7412111.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
    em7412106.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
    em7412121.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, s consecrated in 1225 AD during the monarchy of King Alfonso, but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier.<br />
<br />
The cathedral really is a monumental structure and its position, on top of a hill at the summit of the town, makes it the emblem of the city.<br />
<br />
The building is actually a castle cathedral and the walls are adorned with battlements and fortifications, some dating back to the year 1120 AD
    em7412112.jpg
  • Tui. The cathedral, is consecrated in 1225 AD but building work of this church-fortress started over a century earlier. The cathedral is a monumental structure on top of a hill at the summit of the town.
    em7412110.jpg
  • Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour. <br />
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.
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  • Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour. <br />
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.
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  • The old bishop's palace near the medieval city wall.
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  • View of Senglea from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • Dubrovnik. The Lovrjenac Fort that rises 37 meters high on the sea. This was one of the most important locations in Dubrovnik for Game of Thrones
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  • Dubrovnik. The Lovrjenac Fort that rises 37 meters high on the sea. This was one of the most important locations in Dubrovnik for Game of Thrones, the set for Blackwater Bay. The small pier of West Harbour has been utilised in many frames of Game of Thrones.
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  • Port Louis, the French East India Museum inside the Citadel. At the beginning of the 17th century merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. In 1664 King Louis XIV established at Port-Louis the French East India Company. In 1770the French government then took over the shipyards as a naval port and arsenal.
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  • Wadi Hadramawt, once was a important  step of the Incense's Road. The old castle of Haynin, made of mud bricks.
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  • Tafraout, the Illigh kasbah for centuries ruled the caravan routes of Western Sahara.
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  • Fort Rinella is a Victorian fortification built to contain a single gun weighing 100 tons which is still in place. The British felt the need for such large guns as a response to the Italians having, in 1873, built the battleships Duilio and Dandalo with 22 inches of steel armour and four similarly large 100-ton Armstrong guns per vessel.  The British were seeking to ensure the vital route to India through the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.
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  • Outer Hebrides. Lewis Island, Carlabagh: the old broch, a fortified tower built between 100 and 100 AD.
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  • The Old Juderia (Jewish quarter) near the cathedral. City walls near the Puerta de San Andrés (Gate of Saint Andrew) is a city gate forming part of the city's medieval fortifications. <br />
The gateway has also been known as the Puerta de la Judería or the Puerta del Socorro. It is located in a strategic position overlooking the Río Clamores
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  • The Old Juderia (Jewish quarter) near the cathedral. The Puerta de San Andrés (Gate of Saint Andrew) is a city gate forming part of the city's medieval fortifications. <br />
The gateway has also been known as the Puerta de la Judería or the Puerta del Socorro. It is located in a strategic position overlooking the Río Clamores
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  • Avila,The convent of St Teresa built over the birthplace of Saint Teresa of Avila. The convent, inaugurated in 1636,
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  • Avila, The cathedral sanctuary is integrated into the city wall, which formed part of the city’s defensive fortifications. It has two doors: the main door, flanked by two towers –one unfinished– which give it an appearance of a church-fortification,
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  • Avila, The cathedral sanctuary is integrated into the city wall, which formed part of the city’s defensive fortifications. It has two doors: the main door, flanked by two towers –one unfinished– which give it an appearance of a church-fortification,
    em7417145.jpg
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