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Our city in the region of Castilla: Segovia

Our school

Our group 6ºA

Our playgroundsWe play here football and basketball during the break every day We ran a lot here when we were younger

Our classroom and our gym

Some teachers having tapas on Friday after school and some students doing a flashmob in front of the aqueduct

Now we are going to show you the three most visited places in segovia

1. The Aqueduct2. The Alcazar (Muslim word for Castle)

3. The Cathedral

This is the Roman aqueduct which divides our city into two parts. Cars are not allowed to cross it because it

belongs to the World Heritage since 1985.

THE ALCAZAR OF SEGOVIA

Even the Simpsons used a symbol of our city in one of their chapters. AWESOME!

THE ALCAZARThe Alcazar is the most visited monument in Segovia. It stands on a hill at the confluence of the rivers Eresma and Clamores. The first news about this castle are from the Roman times. Some centuries later there was a fortress used by Muslims. After that and during the Middle Ages the Alcazar became in the favorite residence for the kings of Castile, with luxurious rooms inside. In the sixteenth century it became a prison and in 1762 the king Charles the Third founded the Royal School of Artillery. Inside the Alcazar, the halls and rooms were decorated with luxury and beauty by Moorish painters and artists.

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL

The cathedral was built between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries in a gothic style because the old Romanesque cathedral was destroyed during a civil war in 1521. Its measurements are 50 meters wide and 105 meters long. It has also a high tower of almost 90 m. Inside the cathedral you can visit a lot of beautiful chapels. There are also important masterpieces: sculptures, paintings, objects for worship, religious clothes, some jewellery, etc.The cloister belongs to the old cathedral and was brought here after the war. People know this church by the name of “the lady of cathedrals”.

We hope you have enjoyed our presentation!

GOODBYE FRIENDS!SEE YOU SOON!