Alcazaba of Mérida

The Alcazaba of Mérida is a ninth-century Muslim fortification in Mérida, Spain. Like other historical edifices in the city, it is part of the UNESCO Heritage List.

Located near the Roman bridge over the Guadiana river, the Puente Romano, it was built by emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba in 835 to command the city, which had rebelled in 805. It was the first Muslim alcazaba (a type of fortification in the Iberian peninsula), and includes a big squared line of walls, every side measuring 130 metres in length, 10 m of height and 2.7 m thickness, built re-using Roman walls and Roman-Visigothic edifices in granite. The walls include 25 towers with quadrangular base, which also served as counterforts.

Inside is an aljibe, a rainwater tank including a cistern to collect and filter water from the river.

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Alcazaba of Mérida zajmuje 1965. miejsce na 3812 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 71. wśród 180 obiektów w Hiszpanii. Powstał w 835 i jest starszy niż 97% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 25 obiektów atlasu powstałych w IX wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Hiszpania.

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