Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An example of this architecture is the church of Bobastro, a cave temple found in the place known as Mesas de Villaverde, in Ardales (Málaga), of which only a few ruins remain. Another representative building of this architecture is the church of Santa María de Melque, located in the vicinity of La Puebla de Montalbán . Regarding this temple ...
San Juan was founded by the Spaniards in 1521, where Spanish colonial architecture can be found like the historic Hotel El Convento. [2] Also, Old San Juan with its walled city and buildings (ranging from 1521 to the early 20th century) are very good examples, and in excellent condition.
Torre de la Cautiva: one of several similar tower-residences, with other examples including the Torre de las Infantas and the Peinador de la Reina; Generalife: a country palace, originally linked to the Alhambra by a covered walkway across the ravine that divides them; Madrasa of Granada: prayer hall preserved inside a later Spanish Baroque ...
The Albayzín district contains examples of the Moorish vernacular architecture and was added to the listing in 1994. [12] Burgos Cathedral: Burgos: Castile and León: 316; 1984; ii, iv, vi: 13th to 16th centuries: The Gothic-style cathedral was constructed between the 13th and 16th centuries. It is the burial place of Spanish national hero, El ...
Spanish architects during this time (specifically, the years 1559–1567), differed from the traditional Renaissance model of architecture in two fundamental ways: it associated design and building within a continuum and it assigned responsibility for design entirely to a professional who would remain involved with the building's construction.
Baroque architecture in the Spanish Empire (9 C, 3 P) F. Spanish colonial fortifications (10 C, 13 P) R. Spanish Colonial Revival architecture (6 C, 19 P)
A remarkable convergence of Spanish, French and Dutch Baroque aesthetics may be seen in the Abbey of Averbode (1667). Another characteristic example is the Church of St. Michel at Louvain (1650–70), with its exuberant two-storey façade, clusters of half-columns, and the complex aggregation of French-inspired sculptural detailing.
In post-Gothic styles, Spanish cathedrals departed from the usual Latin-cross shape and developed more open designs. A handful of Spanish cathedrals contain details of modern architecture: the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid was not finished until 1993 and is an eclectic mixture of different reinterpretations of historical styles. [5]