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Calle Michelena
The Calle Michelena is a street in Pontevedra ( Spain) located in the city centre, on the edge of the old town. It is one of the main streets of Pontevedra and one of the most commercial streets of the city. Origin of the name Since 1858, the street has been dedicated to José María de Michelena, who was appointed Civil Governor of Pontevedra and President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra on 11 November 1851 and who left his post on 6 May 1853. His great initiatives and activity, as well as his excellent conditions as governor, earned him a street in the city. He was responsible for the design of the access to the Church of St. Francis with its iron balustrade and flowerbed in the square in front of the church. History The present Michelena Street was a narrow path outside the perimeter of the walls of Pontevedra, with a beaten earth floor where water accumulated, known as Poza das Rans. In 1852, the walls of Pontevedra began to be demolished through the Trabancas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensanche De Pontevedra
The Ensanche of Pontevedra is the neighbourhood that forms the City centre, centre of the Spain, Spanish city of Pontevedra, made up of several successive extensions to the city outside the Old Town of Pontevedra, old town. The term Ensanche means " widening " in Spanish and refers to the expanding areas of Spanish cities towards the end of the 19th century, when the demographic explosion and the Industrial Revolution, industrial revolution led to the demolition of the old city walls and the construction of new areas outside the Rampart (fortification), old fortified walls. History Since 1833, when Pontevedra became the Administrative centre, capital of Province of Pontevedra, its province, a radical transformation of the urban structure has taken place. The Walls of Pontevedra, city walls were demolished between 1852 and 1875, paving the way for urban growth beyond the Old Town of Pontevedra, walled enclosure. The town opened up to the surrounding countryside, the old roads le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De La Peregrina
The Plaza de la Peregrina is an 18th century square located in the city centre of Pontevedra (Spain), on the edge of the historic centre. Origin of the name The square is named after the baroque-neoclassical church of the Pilgrim Virgin, located on the eastern side of the square. History On the small hill on which the Church of the Pilgrim Virgin now stands, from 1180 onwards, there was a column indicating the jurisdictional dominion of the archbishops of Santiago de Compostela. This column was used as a pillory and disappeared when the church was built. In this same space and adjacent to the walls of Pontevedra, a group of houses for public women was built in the 15th century. The Peregrina square is located in the middle of the via XIX of the Antonine Itinerary and appeared as such at the end of the 18th century with the construction of the church of the Pilgrim Virgin, as a kind of peripheral esplanade located outside the walled enclosure, next to the portuguese Way and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De La Verdura
The Plaza de la Verdura (Vegetable Square) is a square of medieval origin located in the heart of the historic centre of Pontevedra ( Spain). It is one of the liveliest medieval squares in the city. Etymology The Plaza de la Verdura owes its name to the traditional vegetable, fruit and chestnut market that was held there every morning, except on Sundays and public holidays. This market was held in the square until the 1990s and the vegetables and fruit were brought in by producers from the surrounding villages. History The square has had a commercial function since its origins. It was built as ''Praza da Feira'' (name under which it is mentioned in 1330), i.e. as a market place, and belongs to the second extension of the walls of Pontevedra in the 14th century. It was the site of the Feira Franca, a tax-free market created by King Henry IV of Castile, but it soon became too small to accommodate it. In the 15th century, the wall was extended for the third time and another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horseshoe Arch
The horseshoe arch (; Spanish: "arco de herradura"), also called the Moorish arch and the keyhole arch, is an emblematic arch of Islamic architecture, especially Moorish architecture. Horseshoe arches can take rounded, pointed or lobed form. History Origins and early uses The origins of the horseshoe arch are controversial. It appeared in pre-Islamic Sasanian architecture such as the Taq-i Kasra in present-day Iraq and the Palace of Ardashir in southwestern Iran (3rd century CE). It also appeared in Late Roman or Byzantine architecture in pre-Islamic Syria, where the form was used in the Baptistery of Saint Jacob at Nusaybin (4th century CE) and in Qasr Ibn Wardan (564 CE). However, the horseshoe arch allowed more height than the classical (semi-circular) arch as well as better aesthetic and decorative use. Muslims used this arch to develop their famous ultra-semicircular arch, around which the whole of Islamic architecture evolved, thus more likely suggesting that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern Style in English. It was popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle Époque period, and was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Other characteristics of Art Nouveau were a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by asymmetry or whiplash lines, and the use of modern materials, particularly iron, glass, ceramics and later concrete, to create unusual forms and larger open spaces.Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen, ''L'Art Nouveau'' (2013), pp. 8–30 One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine arts (especially painting and sculptu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclecticism In Architecture
Eclecticism is a 19th and 20th century architectural style in which a single piece of work incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something that is new and original. In architecture and interior design, these elements may include structural features, furniture, decorative motives, distinct historical ornament, traditional cultural motifs or styles from other countries, with the mixture usually chosen based on its suitability to the project and overall aesthetic value. The term is also used of the many architects of the 19th and early 20th centuries who designed buildings in a variety of styles according to the wishes of their clients, or their own. The styles were typically revivalist, and each building might be mostly or entirely consistent within the style selected, or itself an eclectic mixture. Gothic Revival architecture, especially in churches, was most likely to strive for a relatively "pure" revival style from a particular mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segmental Arch
A segmental arch is a type of arch with a circular arc of less than 180 degrees. It is sometimes also called a scheme arch. The segmental arch is one of the strongest arches because it is able to resist thrust. To prevent failure, a segmental arch must have a rise that is equal to at least one-eighth the width of the span. Segmental arches with a rise that is less than one-eighth of the span width must have a permanent support or frame beneath the arch to prevent failure. As far as is known, the ancient Romans were the first to develop the segmental arch. The closed-spandrel Pont-Saint-Martin bridge in the Aosta Valley in Italy dates to 25 BC. The first open-spandrel segmental arch bridge is the Anji Bridge over the Xiao River in Hebei Province Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbel
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in England. The technique of corbelling, where rows of corbels deeply keyed inside a wall support a projecting wall or parapet, has been used since Neolithic (New Stone Age) times. It is common in medieval architecture and in the Scottish baronial style as well as in the vocabulary of classical architecture, such as the modillions of a Corinthian cornice. The corbel arch and corbel vault use the technique systematically to make openings in walls and to form ceilings. These are found in the early architecture of most cultures, from Eurasia to Pre-Columbian architecture. A console is more specifically an "S"-shaped scroll bracket in the classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle General Gutiérrez Mellado
The Calle General Gutiérrez Mellado is a pedestrian street in the Spanish city of Pontevedra, located in the first urban expansion zone. It is one of Pontevedra's main streets. Origin of the name Since 1996, the street has been dedicated to the military officer and politician Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado for his important work during Spanish transition to democracy and with the aim of removing Francoist names from the city's street map, such as his former name, General Mola. History The origin of the street lies in the agreement adopted by Pontevedra City Council on 5 January 1896 to open a new street between Marquis of Riestra Street and Michelena Street, through the property and gardens of Alejandro Mon Landa. In 1900, the land needed to build the street was made public. In 1925, the opening of the new street was finally announced, to link Michelena Street and Marquis de Riestra Street and to urbanise an important area of the city centre. In 1926, the expropriation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De La Peregrina
The Plaza de la Peregrina is an 18th century square located in the city centre of Pontevedra (Spain), on the edge of the historic centre. Origin of the name The square is named after the baroque-neoclassical church of the Pilgrim Virgin, located on the eastern side of the square. History On the small hill on which the Church of the Pilgrim Virgin now stands, from 1180 onwards, there was a column indicating the jurisdictional dominion of the archbishops of Santiago de Compostela. This column was used as a pillory and disappeared when the church was built. In this same space and adjacent to the walls of Pontevedra, a group of houses for public women was built in the 15th century. The Peregrina square is located in the middle of the via XIX of the Antonine Itinerary and appeared as such at the end of the 18th century with the construction of the church of the Pilgrim Virgin, as a kind of peripheral esplanade located outside the walled enclosure, next to the portuguese Way and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De España (Pontevedra)
The Plaza de España is a 19th century pedestrian square located in the city centre of Pontevedra (Spain), on the edge of the old town and the Alameda de Pontevedra. Origin of the name The square owes its name to the fact that it is the seat of the city's most important political institutions and its central hub. History The Plaza de España was developed at the end of the 19th century following the line of the old medieval wall with the construction of the new City Hall as a transitional space between the historic centre and the Alameda de Pontevedra, which had been the former orchard of the Dominican convent and which the Dominicans transformed into a promenade in 1648 and which, in 1847, was closed off by stone walls. It was with the urban expansion at the end of the 19th century, which made the architect Alejandro Sesmero effective, that the process of forming the Alameda, and thus the Plaza de España, took shape within the framework of the city's bourgeois expansio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls Of Pontevedra
The walls of Pontevedra were a fortification of the city of Pontevedra (Spain), which disappeared for the most part towards the end of the 19th century, although some remains are still visible, the most important being the crenellated section in Arzobispo Malvar Street. This complete section, approximately 40 metres long, can be accessed from the gardens of the two buildings on the west side of Santa María Avenue. There are also sections of the walls that are part of more recent buildings and have been highlighted during the renovation of these buildings, such as the section next to the old Trabancas gate, which was incorporated and highlighted in the renovation of the Savoy café. History Origin The first walled enclosure of the city was built in the 12th century. The construction of the definitive walls of Pontevedra began in the 13th century with the aim of serving as a defensive fortification of the city. Its construction continued in the 14th century and was finally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
