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Walled Enclosure of Solsona

Solsona, Solsonès, Lleida

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Walled Enclosure of Solsona

Monument · Solsona, Solsonès, Lleida

Image of Solsona, not of the place itself.

The set of walls of Solsona, begun on 17 April 1303 by agreement between the viscount Ramon Folc X and the provost Berenguer de Vilabernat, which left the neighbourhood of la Ribera outside the enclosure despite the protests of the monastery; the oldest surviving part dates from the 14th century. It came to have 21 towers and 9 gates, giving the city its characteristic triangular shape. Today a good stretch survives next to the Vall Calent, with some towers and the old gates of Torà, of Pont, of Llobera and of the Castle; of the nine original gates only those of Llobera and of the Castle still stand. The Portal del Pont, from the 18th century, forms with the bridge a harmonious Renaissance-style ensemble, with an inscription dating its inauguration to 1805.

Photo: Deosringas (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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