Arab arch (Ágreda)
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Arab arch | |
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Native name Puerta Árabe (Spanish) | |
Location | Ágreda, Spain |
Coordinates | 41°51′17″N 1°54′58″W / 41.85472°N 1.916111°W |
Official name | Puerta Árabe |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000917 |
The Arab arch (Spanish: Puerta Árabe) is an arch located in Ágreda, Spain. It was built in horseshoe style. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[citation needed]
History
[edit]This arch is one of the only two surviving entries to medieval Ágreda. It was built in the 10th century, at the same time as the rest of the Arabic citywall, which originally had four gates.[1]
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