Mudejar Architecture of Aragon

The Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon is the most outstanding example of Mudéjar art and architecture, the style of Iberian architecture and decoration strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship. The 10 included sites cover the whole period (12th - 16th century).

The site was originally called Mudéjar Architecture of Teruel. It consisted of four churches in Teruel inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986: Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla, Churches of San Pedro, San Martín and of the Saviour.
In the 1990s, the inhabitants of Zaragoza remarked that there were other, not less notable examples of the Mudejar style in Aragón, which had been excluded from the site. Consequently, in 2001, the site was renamed to its present title and expanded with six monuments in Zaragoza and its province: Santa María in Calatayud, Santa Tecla in Cervera de la Cañada, Santa María in Tobed, Palacio de la Aljafería, Church of San Pablo, and La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza.

Year	Decision	Comments
1986	Inscribed	Reasons for inscription

Reviews

John Booth (New Zealand):
The most noticable feature that all the towers have in common that I have visited (in Calatayud, Zaragoza and Teruel) is the skill displayed by the bricklayers in creating the varied and ornate patterns. In Calatayud, I found Santa Maria's church only a short distance from the station, past the Plaza del Fuerte.
In Zaragoza, bus #51 took me from the station to the Aljafeira, a minature version of the Alhambra at Granada without the fountains. From here I walked to the cathedral via the church of San Pablo, and then returned to the station by bus #52.
Exiting the station at Teruel I was greeted by a long ornamental brick staircase (escalinata) which leads up to the town. But hidden behind the staircase are two lifts that take you up much more speedily. Once in the town the damage caused during the Civil War is immediately apparent. The four towers here differ in that they incorporate bricks of different colours.

Date posted: March 2010

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It is a widespread, multi-location WH with the main locations in Zaragoza, Calatayud, Teruel and some others. What appears to a bit cumbersome is actually and excellent opportunity to explore the province of Aragon.

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