Los Arquillos

Structure in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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Los Arquillos
Arkupea (Basque)
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LocationVitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country
CountrySpain
Coordinates42.846988°N 2.671755°W / 42.846988; -2.671755
Construction started1787
Completed1802
Official nameLos Arquillos
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1984
Reference no.RI-51-0005113
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It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.[2]

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