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Castle of Grajal de Campos

Grajal de Campos, Esla-Campos, León

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Castle of Grajal de Campos

Monument · Grajal de Campos, Esla-Campos, León

Considered the first artillery castle in Spain, it was built between 1517 and 1521 by order of Hernando de Vega to designs by Lorenzo de Aldonza. It has a quadrangular plan with four towers for the cannon and has been a Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) since 1931.

Photo: David Daguerro (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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