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La alcazaba de Mérida fue construida por Abderramán II en el año 835 d. C. como bastión para controlar la ciudad, que desde el año 805 se había rebelado continuamente contra el dominio emiral. Ello la convierte en la fortificación musulmana más antigua que se conserva en la península ibérica. La fortificación consiste en un recinto cuadrado de 130 metros de lado capaz de albergar un buen número de tropas. En su interior hay un aljibe, que es una cisterna subterránea de agua filtrada desde el cercano río Guadiana a la que se accede por una doble escalera desde el piso bajo de una torre. Dentro destacan las pilastras reaprovechadas de algún edificio visigodo cuya decoración, en relieve, consta de columnas en sus laterales y motivos vegetales que forman círculos alrededor de racimos y palmetas en sus frentes.
El perímetro de la alcazaba es casi cuadrado, de unos 550 metros. Los muros, de unos 2,70 metros de grueso y 10 metros de altura, están fabricados en su mayoría con sillares de granito reaprovechados de obras romanas y visigodas con un relleno interior de tierra, piedras y argamasa. Originalmente había una gran torre cuadrada en cada esquina del recinto (cuatro en el principal y dos en el alcazarejo), mientras que en los lienzos de la muralla, a intervalos regulares o flanqueando las puertas, se disponían en total otras veintidós pequeñas torres de base cuadrangular, algunas de época cristiana.
took a better pic at the day time
Brave's Merida by me (jentutu)
this is the very first time I make art about Disney :)
In the Roman Empire, the city was known as "Emerita Augusta", the capital of the province of Lusitania. It was founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus as a colony for the veteran soldiers ("emeritus") of the Roman legions. The city was very important in Roman Hispania. It was endowed with all the comforts of a large Roman city and served as the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. For centuries, until the fall of the Roman Empire, Mérida was an important economic, military, and cultural center.
Following invasions from the Visigoths, Mérida remained an important city of the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania in the 6th century. In 713, the Arabs conquered the city and devastated it. Even under Islamic rule, Mérida remained a bishop's seat until it was moved to Santiago de Compostela in 1119.
In 1230 the Christian troops under Alfonso IX conquered Mérida during the Reconquista.
The "Teatro romano de Mérida" was constructed in the years 16 to 15 BCE. It has undergone several renovations, notably at the end of the 1st century or early 2nd century CE when the current facade was erected, and another at the time of Constantine I, which introduced new decorative-architectural elements and a walkway around the monument. Following the theatre's abandonment in Late Antiquity, it was slowly covered with earth. In its time it had a seating capacity of 6,000. The diameter is about 86 meters.
She is watching the scene since 2000 years.
Tourist
Merida Yucatan Mexico
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Merida Yucatan Mexico
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Merida, the heroine of Pixar’s upcoming film “Brave,” is now greeting guest at Magic Kingdom. Meet her now before the film opens and the lines get longer. Her three bear cub friends are worth the visit!
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Catedral de Mérida
Ciudad de Mérida,
Estado de Yucatán,
México.
La Catedral de Yucatán, en la ciudad de Mérida, capital del estado, dedicada a San Ildefonso, es la sede de la arquidiócesis de Yucatán y la primera catedral levantada (1562 - 1599) en la América continental (tierra firme), y también la más antigua de México. Solo la Catedral de Santo Domingo, en toda la América, es más antigua que la de Yucatán. (Wikipedia)
Mérida Cathedral
Mérida City,
Yucatán State,
Mexico.
The Cathedral of Yucatan, in the city of Merida, capital of the state, dedicated to San Ildefonso, is the seat of the archdiocese of Yucatan and the first cathedral built (1562 - 1599) in mainland America, and also the oldest in Mexico. Only the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, in all of America, is older than that of Yucatan. (Wikipedia)
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This was taken just right outside of Cathedral of San Ildefonso in Merida, Mexico. When I looked up to the top of this old church, the clouds above just suddenly opened up for the moon. It was so surreal. I thought it was the Second Coming of Christ! This church was built on top of the Mayan city of T’ho. The Spaniads took the stones from the Mayan temple to construct it. It 's the second oldest church in the America continent.
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EFS 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 USM