The Fuerte de Cabrerizas Altas is an outer fort of the Spanish city of Melilla, a Bien de Interés Cultural[1][2][3] that houses the Museum of La Legion.
Fuerte de Cabrerizas Altas | |
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| Location | Melilla, Spain |
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| Type | Bien de Interés Cultural, in the category of Monument Patrimonio histórico español |
| History | |
| Founded | 19th century |
| Events | Declared as Bien de Interés Cultural on November 29, 1990. |
| Site notes | |
| Code: RI-51-0006991, according to the Ministry of Culture, Historical Heritage | |
History
editIt was built between May 1, 1890, and December 1, 1893, to protect the road to Cabrerizas.[2][3][4]
Description
editIt is a neo-medieval style fort, with a polygonal plan with three rectilinear fronts interrupted by two pentagonal bastions, located opposite each other, one in the southwest end and the other in the northeast end.[2][3][5][6][7]
Museum of La Legión
editIt offers a journey through the history of the corps, with special emphasis on everyday objects, photographs, flags, pennants, etc.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Fuerte de Cabrerizas Altas". educacion.es (in Spanish). Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bravo Nieto, Antonio; Bellver Garrido, Juan Antonio. Arquitectura militar del siglo XIX: fortificacion y neomedievalismo en los fuertes exteriores de Melilla (in Spanish). Fundación Gaselec. p. 356. ISBN 978-8461515943.
- ^ a b c Bravo Nieto, Antonio (2008). Modernismo y Art Decó en la arquitectura de Melilla (in Spanish). Badalona: Ediciones Bellaterra-UNED Melilla. ISBN 978-84-7290-428-6.
- ^ Bravo Nieto, Antonio (1997). La ciudad de Melilla y sus autores, Diccionario biográfico de arquitectos e ingenieros (finales del siglo XIX y primera mitad del XX) (in Spanish). Málaga: SEYER. pp. 174–175. ISBN 84-87291-81-3. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Lechado Granados, Mª del Carmen; Melero Pascual, Julia; Cabanillas Gutiérrez, Gustavo; Amar Salat, Karima; Atencia Andreu, Ana; Mimón Bouzbib, Dunia (2015). MELILLA GUÍA TURÍSTICA (in Spanish). Galland Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-84-16200-16-0.
- ^ Bravo Nieto, Antonio (2002). Guía de Melilla (in Spanish). León: EDITORIAL EVERGRAFICAS S.L. p. 69. ISBN 84-241-9300-8.
- ^ Historia de Melilla a través de sus calles y barrios (in Spanish). Asociación de Estudios Melillenses. 1997.
- ^ "Un paseo por la historia de La Legión - El Faro de Melilla". El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
External links
edit- Defense Culture Portal Archived 2017-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).