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Alan Newman

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Retired university professor.

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Central Market  of Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain

Central Market of Zaragoza

This much reformed Modernist building will be of interest to fans of contemporary architecture too.

Spanish Legión Memorial

Zaragoza, Spain

Spanish Legión Memorial

One of several memorials to the dead of Spain's foreign legion on the Spanish mainland.

Cut from image of info board.

Zaragoza, Spain

El Ojo del Canal (The Eye of the Canal)

The load bearing parts of this historic 18th century canal aqueduct has largely been hidden from view by 20th century road construction.

Aljaferia Palace

Zaragoza, Spain

Aljaferia Palace

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

Fountain of the Unbelievers

Zaragoza, Spain

Fountain of the Unbelievers

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

Escalinata del Óvalo

Teruel, Spain

Escalinata del Óvalo

This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

These Arapaimas are over 6 feet long

Zaragoza, Spain

Zaragoza River Aquarium

Europe's largest river aquarium features freshwater species from around the world.

El Alma del Ebro

Zaragoza, Spain

El Alma del Ebro

This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.

View from the nearby "Water Tower" building in 2008

Zaragoza, Spain

Pabellón Puente

The most amazing structure built for the 2008 Expo

The memorial.

Zaragoza, Spain

Leaning Tower of Zaragoza Memorial

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

Rambla de Barrachina

Villaspesa, Spain

Rambla de Barrachina

The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.

The dome and ceiling of the church of San Lorenzo Mártir.

Busot, Spain

The dome and ceiling of the church of San Lorenzo Mártir.

The interior of this small parish church is unremarkable until you look up.

Aguas de Busot Spa

Aigües, Spain

Aguas de Busot Spa

Once a spa resort, then a tuberculosis sanatorium, and now a crumbling ruin.

Ethnic Music Museum of Busot

Busot, Spain

Ethnic Music Museum of Busot

A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.

View from the viewing platform or Mirador to the  north of the reservoir in normal conditions.

Alicante, Spain

The Amadorio Reservoir

This fascinating reservoir represented a dam in Afganistan in Guy Ritchie's movie, " The Covenant ".

Sant Antoni Abat Cemetery

Alcoy, Spain

Sant Antoni Abat Cemetery

A 140-year-old cemetery with some unique subterranean features

Brittania  Bridge cross section

Bangor, Wales

Brittania Bridge cross section

A slice through the original, iconic, rail bridge across the Menai Straights.

Mount Judd in 2014

Nuneaton, England

Mount Judd

The man-made mound once voted the best landmark in the UK.

Bedworth Water Tower

Bedworth, England

Bedworth Water Tower

People who drive past Bedworth on the A444 bypass often wonder about the origins of this tower

Hawkesbury Canal Junction

Coventry, England

Hawkesbury Canal Junction

A historic 18th century transportation interchange where arguments about tolls resulted in a very unusual lock.

Battery Spencer with with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Mons Meg

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mons Meg

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

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