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==Main sights== {{Main|List of tourist attractions in Zaragoza}} Near the [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar|basilica]] on the banks of the Ebro are located the [[Zaragoza City Hall|city hall]], the Lonja (old currency exchange), La Seo (literally 'the [[Episcopal see|See]]' in the Aragonese language) or [[La Seo Cathedral|Cathedral of San Salvador]], a church built over the main mosque (partially preserved in the 11th-century north wall of the Parroquieta), with Romanesque apses from the 12th century; inside, the imposing [[hall church]] from the 15th to 16th centuries, the Baroque tower, and finally, with its famous Museum of Tapestries near the Roman ruins of forum and port [[city wall]]. Also in the city centre, there is the palace of the [[Aljafer铆a]], conceived in the third quarter of the 11th century on behalf of the [[Hudid dynasty]], featuring in its interior one of the most rich and complex instances of [[Islamic ornament|ornamental Islamic art]], either Western or Eastern.<ref>{{Cite book|pages=179; 181|chapter-url=https://ifc.dpz.es/recursos/publicaciones/32/53/08robinson.pdf|chapter=Los idiomas del ornamento: la Aljafer铆a y la Alhambra|first=Cynthia|last=Robinson|year=2012|title= La Aljafer铆a y el arte del islam occidental en el siglo XI: Actas del Seminario Internacional celebrado en Zaragoza los d铆as 1, 2 y 3 de diciembre de 2004|publisher=Instituci贸n "Fernando el Cat贸lico" (C.S.I.C.), Excma. Diputaci贸n de Zaragoza |isbn=978-84-9911-207-7}}</ref> It currently serves as the site of the Aragonese parliament. The churches of [[church of San Pablo (Zaragoza)|San Pablo]], [[Santa Mar铆a Magdalena (Zaragoza)|Santa Mar铆a Magdalena]] and [[San Gil Abad (Zaragoza)|San Gil Abad]] were built in the 14th century, but the towers may be old minarets dating from the 11th century; [[San Miguel (Zaragoza)|San Miguel]] (14th century); Santiago (San Ildefonso) and the Fecetas monastery are Baroque with Mud茅jar ceilings of the 17th century. All the churches are Mud茅jar monuments that comprise a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/378|title=Mudejar Architecture of Aragon|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=whc.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003171158/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/378|archive-date=2017-10-03}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed"> File:Torre贸n de la Zuda-Muralla.jpg|The Roman walls File:WLM14ES - P9148476 - .jpg|Interior of the [[Aljafer铆a]] File:Basilica del Pilar-sunset.jpg|left|[[Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]] and the [[Puente de Piedra (Zaragoza)|Puente de Piedra bridge]] on the [[Ebro River]] File:20070408 Catedral Zaragoza.jpg|View from the Cathedral </gallery> Other important sights are the stately houses and palaces in the city, mainly of the 16th century: palaces of the count of Morata or Luna (Audiencia), De谩n, Torrero ({{Lang|es|colegio de Arquitectos}}), Don Lope or Real Maestranza, count of S谩stago, count of Argillo (today the Pablo Gargallo museum), archbishop, etc. On 14 June 2008, the site of Expo 2008 opened its doors to the public. The exhibition ran until 14 September. ===Other sights=== [[File:Parque Grande by juanedc.jpg|thumb|right|Labordeta Grand Park]] * [[Puente de Piedra (Zaragoza)|Puente de Piedra]] * San Ildefonso church * [[Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza|Santa Engracia Monastery]] * [[Fuente de la Hispanidad]] Museums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/museos/en/|title=Municipal Museums and Exhibitions|website=www.zaragoza.es|access-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093037/http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/museos/en/|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> in Zaragoza are: * [[Museum of Fine Arts Zaragoza]], with paintings by early Aragonese artists, 15th century, and by El Greco, Ribera and Goya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspain.org/en/sites/provincialmuseumoffinearts.asp|title=Provincial Museum of Fine Arts|first=Area25 IT -|last=www.area25.es|website=InSpain|access-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313154244/https://www.inspain.org/en/sites/provincialmuseumoffinearts.asp|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> * [[Museo Goya - Colecci贸n Ibercaja - Museo Cam贸n Aznar]] with works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Velazquez and Goya to Renoir, Manet and Sorolla.
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