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Don Quijote’s Evil Giants
When you first see the windmills on the great hill of Consuegra you will remember Don Quijote. He thought they weren’t windmills but evil giants standing haughtily in front of him; and he bravely tilted his lance and charged. They … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cervantes, engineering, great writers, Spain, travel, windmill
Tagged Consuegra, Don Quijote de la Mancha, Don Quixote, Gustav Doré, La Mancha, Spain, The Man of la Mancha, windmill, windmills
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Great Roman Engineering
One of the most impressive Roman constructions you will ever see is the aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. Aqueduct of Segovia (file photo) It still brings good water down from the mountains fifteen kilometers away. For most of that distance the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, engineering, history, Romans, Spain
Tagged aqueduct, famous monuments, history, Roman engineering, Romans, siphon, Spain, Trajan, water
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Old Roman Specularis Mines
Spain used to be a kind of Eldorado. It was fabulously rich in minerals. Rome and Carthage both financied their wars with Spanish gold and silver. Roman gold mine of Las Medulas, Leon, Spain GNFD photo by Rafael Ibez … Continue reading
Posted in 1, archaeology, engineering, mines, mining, Romans, Spain
Tagged graffiti, lapis specularis, Las Médulas, lucerna, Nero, Pliny the Elder, Roman circus, Roman Empire, Roman mines, Rome, Segóbriga, windows
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