Cárcel Real (Cádiz)
The Cárcel Real (Spanish: Royal Prison) is a historical building in Cádiz, southern Spain, an example of Neoclassical architecture. History In 1792, the city of Cádiz decided to replace its inadequate, poorly situated, and poorly constructed prison. The new, larger prison would be in a place with better air. Torcuato Benjumeda, the most representative architect of Cádiz at that time, designed the building. This was at the time neoclassicism was beginning to eclipse Baroque architecture in Spain. As Spain entered its long economic decline, the more elaborate Baroque was seen as decadent and in poor taste. The cost of construction was 3.5 million Spanish reales. Although Benjumeda's plans are dated 1794, they almost certainly were backdated, because he signed with the title ''"Académico de mérito"'', which he was not granted until 1807. The city of Cádiz itself is referred to as ''"Muy Heroica"'', a title it was conceded in 1816 as a result of the Peninsular War (Spani ...
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