The document provides images and descriptions of important architectural sites in Spain. It highlights places like the University of Alcalá de Henares, the city walls of Ávila, the Mosque of Córdoba known for its double arches, and the Roman Bridge in Córdoba built in the 1st century AD. Other notable sites mentioned include the hanging houses of Cuenca, the amphitheaters of Mérida and Tarragona, and the Gothic cathedrals of Burgos and Salamanca. Iconic structures like the Alhambra in Granada with its famous Court of Lions fountain and the Royal Monastery of El Escorial are also summarized.

1. IMAGES OF SPAIN * Important Places and Their Significance *Architecture of Spain

2. Alcala de Henares-The University

3. Plaza- Alcalá de Henares

5. Statue of Miguel De Cervantes

6. Avila City Wall

7. Avila at Night

8. Caceres

9. Santa María Church & Cathedral- Gothic period

10. Golfines de Abajo Palace-The Catholic Kings Isabella and Ferdinand, lived here

11. Mosque of Cordoba

12. The double arches, pictured above, were a new introduction to architecture, and helped support the tremendous weight of the higher ceilings. The double arches consist of a lower horseshoe arch and an upper semi-circular arch.

14. Roman Bridge on Guadalquivir River Built in the beginning of I st Cent AD

15. Roman Bridge with the Mosque Complex

16. Same view at Night

17. Water Wheel On the River Guadalquivir, just downstream from the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge) is a restored Islamic water wheel that once would have raised water to the caliph's palace.

18. Cuenca St. Peter’s Church- Baroque Style

19. Hanging House or Casas Colgadas

20. Mérida-Roman Amphitheatre

21. Salamanca-The University

22. Santiago de Compostela - San Martín Pinario Monastery

23. Segovia-Roman Aqueduct

24. 12th-17th century fortress, Segovia

25. Tarragona- Roman Amphitheatre

26. Toledo

27. Burgos-Cathedral

28. Alhambra-Granada

29. Four great halls enclose the famous Patio de los Leones, the "lions' court". The figures of lions that carry the fountain is a curiosity in Arabian art, as the figurative representation of animals (as well as humans) is forbidden by the Koran

30. Patio de los Arrayanes: A large court with columns of marble and a beautiful central fountain

31. Moorish Gardens in Generelife

32. San Lorenzo de El Escorial Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial Courtyard in front of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

33. The Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens ) in the Alcazar in Seville

34. Gaudi’s Barcelona Sagrada Familia Casa Milà

35. Madrid-Royal Palace