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Aqueducts are impressive structures of housing pipelines. It’s from the word “aqua” meaning water and “ducere” which means to lead. The Romans made them out of large blocks, and this one still stands relatively straight after 2000 years. One of the best conserved Roman aqueducts in the world is located in Segovia, Spain. Just half an hour’s drive from Madrid, the Aqueduct is Segovia’s best known historical monument.
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Las Medulas is a fascinating landscape that was created by the Romans some 2,000 years ago. Las Medulas used to be the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire. It’s located in the province of Leon at some 20 km from Ponferrada, Spain.
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It was built in 1970 at Odeillo in The Pyrenees. It’s a mountain range that forms a natural border between France and Spain. These Mountains were chosen as the best possible site, due to the weather in the area being sunny as much as 300 days a year. Solar furnaces are used to harness the rays of the sun in order to produce extremely high temperatures. This is used to power a furnace producing steel from iron ore.
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Ronda is an unusual city in the Spanish province of Malaga, split in two by el tajo gorge. As a result, certain buildings have been perched on the edge of the gorge’s vertical walls. Ronda sited on the top of mountainous area about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above mean sea level.
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This restaurant is called Parque de la Florida in the Basque region of Spain. The interiors aren’t particularly remarkable but I admire the way the three sections of the structure sit in a line among the trees, with simple vertical wood framing and glass giving the place a low-profile that doesn’t detract from the park.
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Santa Cruz is a charming city on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The city is the capital of the island and a melting pot of diverse cultures that give it a cosmopolitan character. Santa Cruz is also a local hub for the island’s motorway network and popular with its wide commercial offerings. The city is very attractive, due to the spectacular architecture and the wide range of shops.
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Palacio de Cristal is a very lovely building made of metal and glass, built in 1887 as a winter garden. The building was planned as a magnificent hothouse to display exotic plants and flowers. It stands in the heart of the Retiro Park( Madrid), reflecting charismatically in a small lake inhabited by ducks, grey lag and geese.
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