Castle of the S.XII templars, Ponferrada

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Castle of the S.XII templars, Ponferrada

Ponferrada is the capital of the region of the typical cloth made in Bierzo, Spain, belonging to the province of lion, in the autonomous community of wool coating and lion (Spain). Is put in the coordinates 42, 33° N, 006º 34 "59" or, to 508 m on the sea level, in the confluence of the yellow ochre rivers and Boeza, and has an approximate population of 65.000 inhabiting.The more important monument is the Templar castle of Ponferrada, the more big thing in deEuropa extension. Your construction executes in 1282. Really, the strength sees updated and reconstructed in numerous occasions along the history, between the XIII and XVII centuries. At present it is in process of rehabilitation. After eliminating small inferior raisins accumulated, carry out works of consolidation, et cetera, try to get completely reconstruct to him the castle, until your original form.$4 highlights also the basilica of the oak (1614), of Renaissance related style it; the street of the clock, that communicates the plaza of the basilica with those of the town hall; and the town hall (1692) of baroque style.http ://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponferrada photograph by Alexander Bolado( bolado@yahoo.com )

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