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Purchena Gate
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Other nearby places of interest are the Butterfly House, the Butterfly Shelters, the Civil War and the Cisterns of Jairán.
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The vision of the 19th century ordered city which sought to create new open spaces and large squares and boulevards in historic cities, had one of its key points in the construction of the city expansions in this place since it opened a wide extension of avenues that today represent the best example of bourgeois architecture of the 19th century with numerous palaces such as the Butterfly House, which presides over the square. Furthermore, in the year 1815 here was installed The city's first urban lighting system consisted of a total of five oil lanterns that illuminated the esplanade. Due to the enormous historical importance of the urban enclave of La Puerta de Purchena in Almería, it was the first place declared Historical-Artistic Site of Andalusia in the year 1991, launching the recently established Andalusian Historical Heritage Law. Today it continues to be an important place for leisure and commerce in the city as it has numerous establishments and restaurants in its surroundings.
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Nowadays, we no longer find any door in the Almeria enclave called ""Puerta de Purchena"" but in Arab times here There was the famous Pechina Gate that connected Almería with that nearby city. After the conquest, the Christians due to a transcription error, called it Purchena Gate, an architectural element that was part of the wall and that < strong>remained It was in this place until the middle of the 19th century, when it was decided to build it. tear down the defensive enclosure with the aim of expanding the city.
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