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La Foncalada

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This public fountain, which belongs to Oviedo Town Hall, is erected over a spring. The source is a rectangle of about 4 metres (13 ft) wide. It has a shape of a vaulted chapel and is crowned by the royal ensign of the
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in the 9th century. This building remains the only surviving civil architectural item for public use of the Early Middle Ages. Its name was given after the inscription in
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Pre-Romanesque art in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 925, the period of the rise and extension of the Kingdom of Asturias.
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It was originally placed near the city walls, next to an ancient Roman road. The decoration on top depicts the
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Mirabilia Ovetensia:Ficha, reconstrucciones infograficas, y visita virtual al monumento.
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Lord, put the sign of the salvation on this fountain to not allow hitting angel to enter
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With this sign the pious are protected, With this sign you shall defeat the enemy
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Estudio de la morfologia de las piedras de la Universidad de Oviedo
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The Foncalada, pre-romanesque fountain in today's city center of
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is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of
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Fountain
Oviedo
Asturias
Spain
Coordinates
43°21′55.0″N 5°50′45.6″W / 43.365278°N 5.846000°W / 43.365278; -5.846000
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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312-006
Europe and North America
Oviedo
Asturias
Spain
Alfonso III of Asturias
Latin
Pre-Romanesque style
UNESCO
World Heritage Site List
Victory Cross
Victory Cross
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Asturias
Kingdom of the Asturias

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