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It has long been customary to decorate houses and palaces with large open spaces and gardens dominated by fragrant flowers, fountains, canals, wells, ponds, [2] frescoes with mythological scenes, and marble medallions (on walls), forming ornate but harmonious shapes with the intention to represent the Garden of the Paradise as imagined by the Classical and Muslim architects.
As with most palaces of the period, the Casa de Pilatos also has a chapel, designed in a fusion of the Gothic and Mudéjar styles, with antique decor and numerous manuscripts. The Casa de Pilatos is considered one of the finest examples of Andalusian architecture of 16th-century Seville. The house is open to the public year-round.
Following is a list of architects from the country of Spain. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. A–M Vicente Acero (c.1675/1680–1739) Martín de Aldehuela (1729–1802) Martín de Andújar Cantos (born 1602) Juan Bautista Antonelli (1550–1616) Claudio de Arciniega (c ...
Royal Palace of Madrid Plaza de España, Seville. Spanish architecture refers to architecture in any area of what is now Spain, and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings which were constructed within the current borders of Spain prior to its existence as a nation, when the land was called Iberia, Hispania, or was divided between several Christian and Muslim kingdoms.
The Palace of San Telmo (Spanish: Palacio de San Telmo) is a historical edifice in Seville, southern Spain, formerly the Universidad de Mareantes (a university for navigators), now is the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government.
Renaissance architecture in Andalusia, Spain. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. P. Plateresque architecture in Andalusia ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Spanish architects. It includes architects that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Spanish women architects"
Seville (/ s ə ˈ v ɪ l / sə-VIL; Spanish: Sevilla, pronounced ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.