Crop of Spain

Spain - the country with the centuries-old history, seeing epoch of blossoming and decline of the several powerful states. The most ancient monuments of crop in terrain of Spain refer to to a paleolith epoch. These are rock paintings on walls of cave Altamira. From architecture iberov (the ancient nations occupying Iberian peninsula in I millenary B.C.) remained ruins of giant stone walls in Tarragona.

About Romans in Spain remind mainly civil constructions - water pipelines, bridges, aqueducts, amphitheatres, arches. One of the Roman bridges - Alkantara on the river Tagus was fine saved. The bridge has six arches and in the middle a triumphal arch. Ruins of the Roman amphitheatres in Merida and Sagunto on 6000 spectators and arches in Medisaneli and a Bar, builted in 107-102 years B.C. are majestic.

the Big agency on development of medieval Spanish art and architecture was rendered by Arabs. World popularity have gained palace-fortress Algambra in Granada, a mosque in Cordoba, minaret La Hiralda in Seville.

Algambra (in an Arabian way red), a palace-fortress of XIII century, - a miracle of Muslim architecture. Depending on illumination of its wall and a tower within day change colour. The court yard Lvov, peripteral of white marble is especially beautiful. In the middle vorika - a spout. Its huge marble bowl leans against 12 lions. In a palace some dazzling halls: a hall of Ambassadors with the hugest dome from a cedar arbour, the Royal hall with gold lacy arches â  an aspect of stalactites, halls of Secrets with surprising acoustical effects.

The Mosque-cathedral in Cordoba (VIII-X centuries) - the largest after well-known Kaaby in Mecca a world mosque. It 19 naves with 32 arches occupy the significant space (175 and # 180; 140 . The double monument - a mosque and a cathedral - bears to trying of the Christian state to get rid even of a hint on Muslim agency. In 1236, after a taking of a city christians and escape behaviours of Moslems to the North Africa, king Ferdinand III has chargeed to transform it into a Christian temple. Have been occluded 19 doors which are getting out in a yard, along intrinsic walls of a building have built chapels, a minaret have transformed into a campanile.

La-Hiralda - the former minaret of a mosque builted by Arabs in XII century. The mosque was not saved, and the minaret has been transformed into a cathedral campanile. It is the most known monument in Seville. Its silhouette differs surprising grace. If to be lifted on a campanile, on altitude 97  m the perfect aspect on a city therefrom is discovered.

In Spain numerous medieval castles - paradory were saved. Usually they place in picturesque, silent and cosy corners and grant perfect possibilities both for rest, and for job. Now it is the whole complex of buildings and the structures combining strict architectural lines with a modern interior of numbers. Numbers with the television receiver, the earphone and a minibar are equipped by system of heating and the air conditioner. For fans of productive leisure in such buildings the basin, tennis courts, exercise rooms are necessarily provided.