🏛️ La Foncalada
9th-century public fountain in Oviedo, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Period: 9th century (reign of King Alfonso III)
- Architecture: Pre-Romanesque with vaulted chamber and sculpted spout
- UNESCO inscription: 1985
La Foncalada is a public fountain in Oviedo, Spain, that represents the only surviving civil architectural structure from early medieval Asturias. Built during the reign of King Alfonso III in the 9th century, the fountain originally provided drinking water to the city's inhabitants and derives its name from the Latin inscription "fontem calatam" (carved fountain) carved into its stone facade. La Foncalada was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of the broader designation ...