VirtualGlobetrotting: Spain: Zaragoza

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Zaragoza Air Base
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Aljafería Palace
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Aljafería, built in the 11th century, is one of the northernmost important Moorish buildings in Spain and the setting selected by Giuseppe Verdi for his famous opera Il Trovatore (The Troubadour). King Alfonso I of Aragon reconquered Zaragoza in 1118 and chose the city as his capital and Aljafería was used as the king's residence. The Aragonese parliament currently sits in the building.

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
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"Bridge Pavilion" by Zaha Hadid
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The Bridge Pavilion (Spanish: Pabellón Puente) is a building designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid that was constructed for the Expo 2008 in Zaragoza (Spain) as one of its main landmarks. It is an innovative 270-meter-long covered bridge that imitates a gladiola over the river Ebro, connecting the neighborhood of La Almozara with the exposition site, and thus becoming its main entrance. The new bridge is, at the same time, a multi-level exhibition area; 10,000 visitors per hour are expected to frequent the Pavilion of the world exhibition.
Hadid chose fiber glass reinforced concrete from the Austrian company Rieder to envelope the bridge: she covered the outer skin of the building with 29,000 triangles of fibreC in different shades of gray.
During the Expo 2008, the Bridge Pavilion hosted an exposition called Water – a unique resource, designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates. When the Expo was over, the building was purchased by the local savings bank Ibercaja to use it as a site for expositions.

Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza
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The 18th-century bullring at Zaragoza in Spain is circulair in plan and has a diameter of 100 metres. Here, the Schlaich Bergermann team covered the grandstands with a permanent membrane roof having an outer diameter of 83 metres. Within this, the bullring proper is covered by a retractable inner roof 23 metres in diameter. The structural system of the outer part is based on the familiar theme of the spoked wheel. The rim consists of a steel box-section compression ring, while the 16 spokes are as usual prestressed cables. These are anchored at their inner ends to two cable tension rings, situated one above the other and held apart by vertical tubular struts. There are thus two sets of cables radiating from the inner rings to the top of the grandstand: one sloping down and the other sloping up. The membrane of the permanent, annular roof is draped over the lower set.
The retractable inner roof is located entirely within the "hub". The upper and lower tension rings serve as "rims" for two further "spoked wheels" systems meeting at a single common hub above the centre of the bullring. The retractable membrane is draped over the lower cables of this inner system. When the roof open, it hangs bunched up in the centre. When the roof is to be closed, 16 small electric motors draw the bottom edge of the membrane out to the lower rim to form a circulair tent. Once the edge has been secured to the rim, a jack at the top applies the prestress necessary to establish rigidity and prevent flutter. Visitors greatly enjoy the magnificent spectacle of the opening and closing of the roof which has been likened to the unfolding and closing of a flower bud.

Estadio La Romareda
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Ikea Zaragoza
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Fuente De La Hispanidad
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The fountain represents a map of Latin America: in the upper left part you can see a hole that symbolizes the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. The north part of South America is embodied by a waterfall, and a pond stands for the rest of the continent as far as Tierra de Fuego.

'Pabellon de Aragon' at Expo 2008 by Daniel Olano
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Expo 2008 was an international exposition held from 14 June to 14 September 2008 coordinated by the Bureau of International Expositions, the organization that is responsible for sanctioning World's Fairs, held in Zaragoza, Spain, with the topic of "Water and sustainable development". The event was placed in a meander of the river Ebro.

Camouflaged C-130 Hercules
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Conde Aranda bust
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Don Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Jiménez de Urrea, 10th Count of Aranda (Siétamo, Huesca, 1718 – Épila, Saragossa 1798), was a Spanish statesman and diplomat.

Catedral del Salvador (La Seo)
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La Seo was built on the site of the ancient Roman forum of Caesar Augustus and of the main mosque of the Moorish city of Saraqosta, elements of whose minaret form part of the current tower. The construction began in 1140 in the Romanesque style, and underwent many alterations and expansions until 1704, when the Baroque spire completed the tower.

Teatro de las Esquinas
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Police Escort
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Cartuja de Aula Dei
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Carthusian monastery founded in 1564 twelve kilometres north of Zaragoza famous for the Murals of Francisco Goya depicting Christ and the Virgin Mary painted in 1774. It is a very strict place and visitors has been allowed only on the last Saturday of the month by prior arrangement.

Water Tower by Enrique de Teresa
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The Water Tower (Spanish: Torre del Agua) is a 76-metre-high tower built at the Expo 2008 site in Zaragoza, Spain. It was designed by Enrique de Teresa and constructed of concrete, steel and glass.

Todo sobre mi madre
All About My Mother (Spanish: Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 Spanish-French comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film deals with complex issues such as AIDS, homosexuality, transvestitism, faith, and existentialism.
Cast; Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Eloy Azorin, Toni Cantó.

Antonio Gajon Antiguedades
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La flor de mi secreto
The Flower of My Secret (Spanish: La flor de mi secreto) is a 1995 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.

Fuente de la Hispanidad
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Puente de Piedra
Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) over the river Ebro was built in 1447 on the site of Roman bridge.

¡Átame!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (Spanish: ¡Átame!, pronounced: [ˈa.ta.me], "Tie Me!") is a 1990 Spanish dark romantic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him. He believes his destiny is to marry her and father her children.

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to widespread international attention: it was nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Maura.

'In Line of History' by Claus Bury
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2008

Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion by Zaha Hadid
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Olympic rings
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at a brick wall

Tata Hispano
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Tata Hispano Motors Carrocera (former Hispano Carrocera SA), based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, is one of the largest manufacturers of bus and coach cabins in Europe. It is a fully owned subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. Tata Motors acquired control of the company in 2005, after purchasing a 21% stake in the company. In 2009, it acquired the remaining 79% from Investalia SA.

'El Alma del Ebro' by Jaume Plensa
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2008

Hable con ella
Talk to Her (Spanish: Hable con ella) is a 2002 Spanish drama written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores. The film won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign-Language Film.

Accident
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Tacones lejanos
High Heels (Spanish: Tacones lejanos, meaning "Distant Heels") is a 1991 melodrama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Marisa Paredes, Victoria Abril and Miguel Bosé. The plot follows the fractured relationship between a self-involved mother who is a famous torch song singer and the grown daughter she had abandoned as a child. The daughter, who works as TV newscaster, has married her mother's ex-lover and has befriended a female impersonator. A murder further complicates this web of relationships.

Carne Trémula
Live Flesh (Spanish: Carne Trémula) is a 1997 Spanish romantic drama thriller film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, and Francesca Neri. The film is loosely based on Ruth Rendell's book Live Flesh.

Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Altabas

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II

Giant sculpture
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Volver
Volver (Spanish pronunciation: [bolˈβer], meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast also starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave. Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz plays Raimunda, a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula. To top off the family crisis, her mother Irene comes back from the dead to tie up loose ends.

Spanish Dassault Mirage F1
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University of Zaragoza
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Spanish F/A-18 Hornets
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Ensaïmadas
The Ensaïmada (Catalan pronunciation: [ənsə.iˈmaðə], pl. ensaïmades; Spanish: ensaimada) is a pastry product from Mallorca, Spain. It is a common cuisine eaten in most former Spanish territories in Latin America and the Philippines, which has been continuously made and eaten for a very long time. The first written references to the Majorcan ensaïmada date back to the 17th century. At that time, although wheat flour was mainly used for making bread, there is evidence that this typical pastry product was made for festivals and celebrations.

Tiger Woods
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Mirage F1EDA
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Fire truck
Parque de bomberos Nº1, Zaragoza.

Globe

Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta
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