Puerta de las Pesas - Granada - Town-wall

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The Puerta de las Pesas, Puerta Nueva, or Arco de las Pesas , located next to today's Plaza Larga , was also known as the Puerta del Ensanche (Bab Al Ziyada). It is one of the earliest gates in Hispanic Islamic architecture and was one of the entry points of the Zirid Wall, which separated the Albaicín from the Alcazaba Qadima (Old) Quarter.

The Alcazaba Vieja ( Old Alcazaba ) was built by the Arabs of Damascus in the 8th century. It was defended by a wall that surrounded the whole …Read more

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Source: Willem Vandenameele

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Address: Lodistraat 64, 8020 Hertsberge, Belgium

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