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La Alcazaba La Alcazaba is a military fortress built by the Moors in the 11th century on the remains of a Romans fortress. The fortress lies on a hill top with good views over the town and the sea and originally consisted of 3 protecting walls (whereas 2 are still remaining), more than 100 towers and a superior part with a residential area including 3 palaces.
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Gibralfaro The Gibralfaro Castle / Fortress is situated just next to La Alcazaba which it is connected by ducts from two of its towers. Originally the site where the Gibralfaro lies is thought to have hosted a lighthouse built by the Phoenicians. On the remains of this lighthouse a fortress was built by Abderramán III and was later reconstructed as a castle by Yasuf I in the 14th century.
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Roman Theatre The Roman Theatre is located just below La Alcazaba. It was not discovered until 1951 in spite of its size with a radius of 31 meters and height of 19 meters. Studies have shown that it hasn't been used since the 3rd century and that the Moors used materials from the Theatre in the construction of La Alcazaba.
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Palace Episcopal This palace is situated next to the cathedral and is considered to represent the typical Malagueñean architectural style from the 18th century. Today the Museum Diocesano is hosted in the palace.
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Santiago Church The Santiago church, situated in calle Granada, was constructed in the 16th century in a mixture of Gothic and Mudéjar (Arab) style. This was also the church where Pablo Picasso was baptized.
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Palace Marqués de Valdeflores This palace was constructed in the 18th century as an exhibition hall for the Malagueños but was later acquired by a noble family in 1895 for personal premises. In 1986 it was bought back by the government and today hosts different associations.
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Sagrario Church This Church is situated between the Palace Episcopal and the Cathedral. It was built on the ruins of the major Arab mosque in the 15th century in a gothic style. Inside the church there is a fascinating altar built by Juan de Balmaseda.
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The Cathedral The construction of the Cathedral in Malaga began in 1528 after conquering Malaga from the Moors. It was built on the top of a former Mosque, which was destroyed when the Moors lost the town. The construction was not finished until 1782 and it therefore shows many different architectural styles such as a Gothic fundament, Renaissance facades and Baroque towers.
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Palace de la Aduana Today this palace, built in neo-classic style in the 18th century, serves as the headquarters for the regional government. The palace also hosts a smaller exhibition hall.
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The House of the Consulate The house of the consulate, which is situated on Plaza de la Constitucion, was built in the 18th century in a neo-classic style and is today declared a national historical monument.
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The Town Hall The town hall was built between 1912 and 1919 and is one of the most remarkable modernistic buildings in Malaga.
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Malaga Bullfighting Ring The bullfighting ring in Malaga is from 1874 and has a total capacity for about 15.000 people.
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| Última actualización el Miércoles 13 de Julio de 2011 07:53 |