Los Arquillos

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]

Los Arquillos
Arkupea (Basque)
View from the lower level
General information
Location	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country
Country	Spain
Coordinates	42.846988°N 2.671755°W / 42.846988; -2.671755
Construction started	1787
Completed	1802
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Los Arquillos
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1984
Reference no.	RI-51-0005113

It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. "Los Arquillos". Consulta a la base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

• Media related to Los Arquillos at Wikimedia Commons