Melilla la Vieja
citadel in the Spanish city of Melilla
AI overview
Melilla la Vieja is a historic citadel located in Melilla, a Spanish city on the North African coast. It represents an important example of Spanish colonial architecture and fortification from the medieval period onward.
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Key facts
- Type
- Fortress
- Open to the public
- Yes
- Condition
- Well-preserved (partly reconstructed)
- Coordinates
- 35°17′38″N 2°56′02″W / 35.294°N 2.934°W / 35.294; -2.934
- Built
- 16th and 17th centuries
- Built by
- Catholic Monarchs of Spain
- Materials
- Rammed earth
- Battles wars
- Siege of Melilla (1774–1775)
- Criteria
- Monument
- Designated
- 11 August 1953
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Frente de La Marina.jpg
Article
Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is a large fortress which stands immediately to the north of the port in Melilla, one of Spain's Plazas de soberanía on the north African coast. Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of the fortress has been restored in recent years.
The fortress contains many of Melilla's most important historical sites, among them an archaeological museum, a military museum, the Church of the Conception, and a series of caves and tunnels, like Conventico Caves, in use since Phoenician times.