ALCAZABA DE MÉRIDA (R)
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Description
Built by Abderramán II in 835, it was the seat of the administrative units, the governor’s residence and the city’s defensive and control center. In its perimeter, surrounded by walls of 2.70 meters wide, are distributed 25 solid towers, but the towers albarranas were built after the reconquest of the area. In the courtyard of the citadel are preserved multiple remains of the Roman city, of which the most significant elements are the blasón gate and its cistern, in which decorated pieces and the famous Visigoth lintels were reused.
For more information see his description in Castillos del Olvido
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Phase: Castles, Castles
Style: Islámico, Islamic
Period: 9th Century
State of conservation: Partial
Situation: Mérida, (Badajoz)
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