CASTILLO DE AYUB (R)
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Description
Fortress of Muslim origin, built in the 9th century. It is one of the five castles that surrounded Calatayud. Conquered in 1120 by Alfonso I of Aragon and dismantled in 1705 by order of Felipe V, was used in the wars of Independence and Carlists. It has two enclosures, with two octagonal towers of two floors, a quadrangular cube and two towers of greater height, one of them octagonal and square the other, all united by canvases of wall, with two doors of access to the enclosure.
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Phase: Castles
Style: Islamic
Period: 9th Century
State of conservation: Partial
Situation: Calatayud (Zaragoza)
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