Escalera de los Moros
Encyclopedia
The Escalera de los Moros (Moors lader) is a medieval-Islamic public
building
works aimed at a Dam
or wetland
located on the promenade of the Oron river outside the village
of Librilla
, Murcia
, Spain
.
from a stream
to Weir of the promenade with a phased revosadero explains the place name by which he is known. Made in ashlar
masonry
typical of Arabic is a curious construction
of hydraulic works in made in the Islamic period. Given the difficult access its state of preservation is excellent and is quite unknown to the researchers, although of great importance for the study of Islamic irrigation in the area.
37°52′47"N 01°20′45"W
Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...
building
Building
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works aimed at a Dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
or wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
located on the promenade of the Oron river outside the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Librilla
Librilla
Librilla is a Spanish village in the Murcia region. It had a population of 4614 in 2010 and an area of 56 km².-Geography:Librilla is located next to the Algecira's stream and it's crossed by the Oron river...
, Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Description
Served a lowering of waterWater
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
from a stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
to Weir of the promenade with a phased revosadero explains the place name by which he is known. Made in ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
masonry
Masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone; concrete block, glass block, stucco, and...
typical of Arabic is a curious construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
of hydraulic works in made in the Islamic period. Given the difficult access its state of preservation is excellent and is quite unknown to the researchers, although of great importance for the study of Islamic irrigation in the area.
External links
- http://contraclave.org/historia/CONGRESO%20IDENTIDAD/comunicaciones/Fernando%20Barquero%20patrimonio.pdf
37°52′47"N 01°20′45"W