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| Zaragoza was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. |
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| A monument to Zaragoza's two stout defenses against the French in the Peninsular War. |
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| A relief of the coats of arms of the Kingdom of Aragon from the 15th century in the Zaragoza Museum. |
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| A Roman mosaic of Eros and Pan from the 2nd century A.D. |
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| Orpheus taming the beasts |
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| Symbols from a 4th century agricultural calendar |
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| A recreation of a Roman home in Zaragoza |
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| Celt-Iberian helmets from the 3rd century B.C. |
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| The coffin of a 15th century Countess of Barcelona |
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| Jesus saves! |
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| The 14th century tomb of a bastard of King James 1 the Conqueror. |
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| A 16th century altarpiece with the coats of arms of Aragon on it |
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| Goya was a strange man |
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| Very strange |
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| This is not by Goya, but probably inspired by him. |
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| One should not be surprised that Zaragoza has amazing tapas. Meli Del Tubo is a great place to try some. |
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| Don't forget dessert! |
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| The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is at the heart of the city. |
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| The cathedral claims to be the first to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary. |
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| There is a large plaza in front of the cathedral. |
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| The current version of the cathedral was built in the 17-19th centuries. |
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| Our Lady of the Pillar is the version of Mary that appeared to Saint James when he was having trouble converting people in Spain. |
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| The Hispanic Fountain |
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| The church next to our hotel |
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| The Zaragoza Argonath? |
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| A memorial to Francisco Goya, who was from Zaragoza. |
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| The Cathedral of the Savior of Zaragoza, or La Seo, is the other major cathedral in Zaragoza. |
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| It was originally a mosque. |
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| When Alfonso the Battler took over Zaragoza in 1118, he did not destroy the building, but gave the Muslims one year to leave town. |
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| The ceiling of another church |
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| Zaragoza is famous for the Fiesta del Pilar and its glass floats. |
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| The Alcazar |
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| Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar |
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| An unfortunate Dominguito del Val float, a child who was the subject of an anti-Semitic blood libel story |
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| Zaragoza was originally inhabited by an Iberian tribe, but later heavily developed by the Romans. |
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| Aljaferia Palace was built by the Taifa of Zaragoza in the 11th century. |
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| The palace requires online reservations at least a day in advance to visit. |
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| It is one of the most important examples of Spanish Islamic architecture after the Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba and the Alhambra. |
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| The castle served as the residence of the Kings of Aragon until the crowns merged in 1492. |
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| The regional parliament now calls the castle home. |
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| The president of the Cortes of Aragon gets a pretty cool portrait background. |
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| Zaragoza was called Salude or Salduba before Roman times. The Arabs used this name and called is Saraqusta, from which Zaragoza was derived. |
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| Romans ruled the city as Caesaraugusta from just before Christ until the 5th century, when it was taken over by Goths. |
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| The Umayyads conquered the city in the 8th century. |
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| The Caliphate of Cordoba collapsed in the 10th century, and Zaragoza became the capital of its own taifa, or state. |
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| Its hard not to order churros and chocolate in every city in Spain. |
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| A big Caesar |
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| More tapas! |
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| The remains of the Roman forum are under La Seo. |
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| A depiction of a local 4th century Christian martyr in the Alma Mater Museum. |
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| An old Islamic map in the |
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| Roman ruins are everywhere under the city. |
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| The Goya Museum has an extensive collection. |
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| His prints are the best. |
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| Bravissimo! |
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| This guy is such a donkey, his family tree is full of donkeys. |
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| Zaragoza is one of Spain's great cities! |
