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CASTLES COASTAL BATTERIES WALLS DEFENSIVE ARCHITECTURE VIEW MAP

Walls

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ANTONELLI'S WALL or FELIPE II's

The rebellion of the moors and the danger that this entailed for the city were the trigger for the construction in 1570 of the first fortification with polygonal bastions.

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DEÁN WALL

This wall was built in the 16th century during the reign of Charles I in order to protect El Molinete and Concepción hills.

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CHARLES III'S WALL

Commissioned to build by King Charles III, in the second half of the 18th century following the canons of the Spanish School...

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PHILIP V'S WALL

This wall was built due to the need to put the city in a state of defence during the Succession War.

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