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Mudejar Architecture of Aragon

The development in the 12th century of Mudejar art in Aragon resulted from the particular political, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in Spain after the Reconquista. This art, influenced by Islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary European styles, particularly the Gothic. Present until the early 17th century, it is characterized by an extremely refined and inventive use of brick and glazed tiles in architecture, especially in the belfries.

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The Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon is represented by 10 buildings that are the most outstanding examples of Mudéjar art and architecture. Mudéjar is the style of Iberian architecture and decoration strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship. The included sites cover the whole period, from the 12th to the 16th century.

The architecture is characterized by bell towers shaped like the islamic minaret, the use of bricks, glazed tiles and wooden ceilings.

The site was originally called Mudéjar Architecture of Teruel. The four nominated sites in Teruel are:

- Tower, cupola and ceiling of the Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla, 

- Tower and Church of San Pedro 

- Tower of San Martín

- Tower of Salvador.

In the 1990s, the inhabitants of Zaragoza remarked that there were other, not less notable examples of the Mudejar style in Aragón, which had been excluded from the site. Consequently, in 2001, the site was renamed to its present title and expanded with six monuments in Zaragoza and its province: 

- Tower and church of Santa María in Calatayud

- Church of Santa Tecla in Cervera de la Cañada

- Church of Santa María in Tobed,

- Remains of the Palacio de la Aljafería in Zaragoza

- Tower and Church of San Pablo in Zaragoza

- La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza. 

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