Interior of La Mezquita, Córdoba
Segovia, Spain, February 2003 - Iglesia San Millán (Church of San Millan) after a rainstorm. The church was built in the 12th century between 1111 and 1124 and is one of the oldest churches in the city. It is a Romanesque church and was ordered to be built by Alfonso, King of Aragon. The large church dominates a spacious plaza off of Avenida de Fernandex Ladreda, which leads to the famous aqueduct and passes another Romanesque church, San Clemente. Patterned closely on the cathedral of Jaca in Aragon, San Millán is especially notable for its pre-Romanesque mozarbic tower and porticoes with abundant Romanesque figurative carvings.
Segovia, Spain, February 2003 - A man walks on the streets of Segovia, Spain in front of the Aqueduct Bridge. The Aqueduct of Segovia (or more precisely, the aqueduct bridge) is one of the most significant and best-preserved monuments left by the Romans on the Iberian Peninsula. It is among the most important symbols of Segovia, as is evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms. At its tallest, the aqueduct reaches a height of 28.5 meters (93.5 feet), including nearly 6 meters (19.7 feet) of foundation. There are both single and double arches supported by pillars. It transports waters from Spring Fuenfría, situated in the nearby mountains some 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) from the city in a region known as La Acebeda. It runs another 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) before arriving in the city. The date of construction cannot be definitively determined and researchers have placed it between the second half of the 1st Century AD and the early years of the 2nd Century.
