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Town Planning and Landscape
“The Vega Baja is fairly large - about the same size as Toledo’s historic centre.”
It is part of an area that is built up on one side (the Avenida de la Reconquista) and bounded by the Tagus river on the other. Around it are areas still being developed or likely to grow in the future.
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URBAN GROWTH
Planners should first determine where the centres of cultural and educational activity will be and where growth will take place, in structuring the area. Good connections with the rest of the city are essential.
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HISTORIC MAPS
The images below include a number of historic maps of Toledo. The maps produced from the middle of the 19th century are more accurate.
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20TH CENTURY MAPS
A series of development plans gradually expanded the built-up area of Toledo, especially during the second half of the 20th century.
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