Los Arquillos
| Los Arquillos | |
|---|---|
Arkupea (Basque) | |
 View from the lower level | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°50′49″N 2°40′18″W / 42.846988°N 2.671755°W / 42.846988; -2.671755 |
| Construction started | 1787 |
| Completed | 1802 |
| Official name | Los Arquillos |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1984 |
| Reference no. | 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.[1]
It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.[2]
References
- ^ Andrés Ordax, Salvador (1978). "Urbanismo en Vitoria. 1780-1830". El arte del siglo XIX (PDF) (in Spanish). Valladolid: Comité Español de Historia del Arte. pp. 97–99. ISBN 978-84-15275-73-2. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Los Arquillos". Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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