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Author | : Jesús Escobar |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780521111539 |
Jesús Escobar's examination of the transformation of Madrid (from a secondary market town to the capital of the worldwide Spanish Hapsburg empire) focuses on the planning and building of Madrid's principal public monument, the Plaza Mayor. It is based on the analysis of archival documents and architectural drawings, as well as the surviving fabric of the city itself. Escobar demonstrates how the development of the city square and its surroundings reflects the bureaucratic nature of the government that chose Madrid in 1561 to serve as the capital of Spain.
Author | : Augusta Johanne Sveen Kletzin |
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Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Plaza Mayor (Madrid, Spain) |
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Author | : Jesús Roberto Escobar |
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Total Pages | : 934 |
Release | : 1996 |
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Release | : 1963 |
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Fotografía nocturna de la Plaza Mayor de Madrid realizada en ángulo desde un edificio anexo
Author | : Peter Stone |
Publisher | : Frommers |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2007-04-16 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0470125616 |
You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go – they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us! This first edition of Frommer's Madrid is the definitive guide to the capital city of Spain. We journey to the nation's capital for a taste of Madrid's tapas bars, incredible nightlife, and the artistic treasures of the Prado, and suggest several day-trips. It's all done with the trademark Frommer's attention to style, accuracy, and detail.
Author | : Jesús Escobar |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 639 |
Release | : 2022-04-25 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0271091886 |
With its selection as the court of the Spanish Habsburgs, Madrid became the de facto capital of a global empire, a place from which momentous decisions were made whose implications were felt in all corners of a vast domain. By the seventeenth century, however, political theory produced in the Monarquía Hispánica dealt primarily with the concept of decline. In this book, Jesús Escobar argues that the buildings of Madrid tell a different story about the final years of the Habsburg dynasty. Madrid took on a grander public face over the course of the seventeenth century, creating a “court space” for residents and visitors alike. Drawing from the representation of the city’s architecture in prints, books, and paintings, as well as re-created plans standing in for lost documents, Escobar demonstrates how, through shared forms and building materials, the architecture of Madrid embodied the monarchy and promoted its chief political ideals of justice and good government. Habsburg Madrid explores palaces, public plazas, a town hall, a courthouse, and a prison, narrating the lived experience of architecture in a city where a wide roster of protagonists, from architects and builders to royal patrons, court bureaucrats, and private citizens, helped shape a modern capital. Richly illustrated, highly original, and written by a leading scholar in the field, this volume disrupts the traditional narrative about seventeenth-century Spanish decadencia. It will be welcomed by specialists in Habsburg Spain and by historians of art, architecture, culture, economics, and politics.
Author | : NORDIN |
Publisher | : Uitgeverij Luster |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-10 |
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ISBN | : 9789460583285 |
- An insider's guide to Madrid's hidden gems and lesser-known spots - Written by a true local, filled with independent advice, based on thorough research and the author's personal opinions - An inspirational and practical guide to the city's most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighborhoods, gardens and cafes, into 100 lists of 5 secrets - Photography by Neima Pidal - A recently updated edition in Luster's successful and attractive series of city guides In The 500 Hidden Secrets of Madrid, Anna-Carin Nordin presents 500 must-know addresses in the Spanish capital, such as the 5 trendiest but affordable restaurants, 5 shops with the coolest sunglasses, 5 places that are decorated by the new generation of Madrid's designers, 5 buzzing after-work bars or the 5 most curious street names... Madrid has so much to offer, and this guide helps you to choose where to start discovering this beautiful city. It is the perfect book for those who wish to discover the city, but avoid all the usual tourist haunts, as well as for residents who are keen to track down the city's best-kept secrets.
Author | : Helen Constantine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0199583277 |
The buzzing life of bars, warm evenings by the Manzanares river, the subterranean terrors of the Metro, icy winters and hot, empty summers, student days in the sixties, the ruthless underworld of the city's mafia, this captivating anthology reflects the character of Madrid and the lives of the madrilenos, as its inhabitants are called, in all their splendid variety. Some stories are bizarre, some funny, some serious, and as you read you'll travel through the city. The famous streets and monuments of Madrid - Cibeles, Calle de Alcala, Plaza Mayor, and the Royal Palace - as well as the poor, working-class barrios unfrequented by sightseers will pass before your eyes like a moving picture. Few of these stories have previously been translated into English. Some names, such as Benito Perez Galdos, Javier Marias, Juan Jose Millas, and Carmen Martin Gaite, will be more familiar than others but all deserve to be better known. There is a map at the back of the book to indicate the places mention
Author | : Francis Marion Crawford |
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Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Madrid (Spain) |
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Author | : Marcelin Defourneaux |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780804710299 |
A book about life in Spain from the succession of Philip II (1556) to the death of Philip IV (1665). The author relies primarily upon careful use of literary works and travel accounts written during this 'golden age'. In addition to delightful descriptions and anecdotes, he has woven into his text important political and economic developments. He provides a general view of Spain, stressing the importance of the Catholic faith and the emphasis upon personal honour, before surveying life and society in urban and rural areas. He then examines in some detail life in the Church, university, military and home; public entertainment; and the picaresque life.