Walls of Avila at Night Full Pano
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Walls of Avila at Night Full Pano
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Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Walls of Avila at night. Full Panorama.
Panoramic night view of the medieval walls of Avila, Spain, seen from the west.
The Walls of Avila in central Spain, were completed between the 11th and 14th centuries by the Christian Kingdom of Leon. Today they are the most complete in all the country.
The enclosed area is an irregular rectangle with a perimeter of some 8,250 ft. The walls join 88 semicircular towers. The average width and height of the walls is 9 and 36 ft respectively. There are also nine gates, with two main ones (San Vicente and Alcazar) which are flanked by twin 60 ft high towers linked by a semicircular arch. The cathedral was built as part of one of the 88 towers.
It is possible to walk upon the walls for roughly half the circumference. The walls, the old city of Avila and its extramural churches were declared World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1985.
More images of Spain one copy-paste away at https://weston-westmoreland.pixels.com/collections/spain
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August 29th, 2020
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