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Easter In Valladolid
The Holy Week in Valladolid is one of the main tourist attractions, and cultural and religious events of Valladolid and the surrounding Province of Valladolid, province during Holy Week in Spain. It boasts of renowned polychrome sculptures, created mainly by sculptors such as Juan de Juni and Gregorio Fernández, who were active when the city served as the imperial court. The city's National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid), National Sculpture Museum has a total of 42 images (distributed in the corresponding ''Paso (float), pasos'') for the processions. The Holy Week in Valladolid is known to depict Passion of Jesus, the Passion with great fidelity, rigor and detail. In addition to the artistic and catechetical (instructional) value of its religious imagery, the Week is characterized by devotion, sobriety, silence and respect for the brotherhoods and the public, and by unique acts such as the "General Procession of the Sacred Passion of the Redeemer" and "Sermon of the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Mayor Of Valladolid
The Plaza Mayor (English: "Town square") is a central plaza in the city of Valladolid, Spain. It is located only a few blocks away from another famous plaza, the Plaza Zorrilla. History Its existence became defined in the mid-thirteenth century when the market moved from the Plaza de Santa Maria to Market Square, which since the early sixteenth century has been called Plaza Mayor. Individual unions were installed around it, as was the Convent of San Francisco, until 1499 the most important building in the vicinity. After that date, as mandated by the Catholic Monarchs it was the House of the Municipality who presided over the life of the city. After its destruction in 1561 because of a serious fire at the old Market Square and thanks to the direct intervention of Philip II of Spain, Philip II, it became urbanized as a meeting place and marketplace of traders who came from all parts of the Kingdom. The reconstruction project was the work of Francisco de Salamanca, royal arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
