Los Arquillos facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Los Arquillos |
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Arkupea (Basque)
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View from the lower level
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| Location | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°50′49″N 2°40′18″W / 42.846988°N 2.671755°W |
| Construction started | 1787 |
| Completed | 1802 |
| Official name: Los Arquillos | |
| Type: | Non-movable |
| Criteria: | Monument |
| Designated: | 1984 |
| Reference #: | RI-51-0005113 |
Los Arquillos (Spanish for 'the small arches', Basque: Arkupea) is an 18th-century structure located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It was architecturally designed to link the old part of the town situated on the higher ground with the new part of the town then under construction on lower ground.
It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.
See also
In Spanish: Los Arquillos para niños
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