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Víctor Eusa Razquin
Víctor Eusa Razquin (1894–1990) was a Spanish people, Spanish architect, active almost exclusively in Navarre; he left his personal mark on Pamplona, which hosts numerous prestigious and monumental buildings he designed. Eusa is best known for his version of art déco style, though he went also through Eclecticism in architecture, eclectic, Regionalist art, regionalist, Rationalist architecture, rationalist, Expressionist architecture, expressionist and Neoclassical architecture, neo-classical periods, with occasional references to historicism, Beaux Arts style, beaux arts, Neo-Mudéjar, neo-mudejár or Dutch Amsterdam School, neo-plasticism styles. His best known works are the San Miguel seminary and the Piarist college, both in Pamplona. In the mid-1930s he was engaged in politics and held a seat in the Carlism, Carlist Spanish Civil War, wartime :es:Juntas de Guerra Carlistas de Navarra, executive in Navarre. Family and youth The Eusa family has been for generations related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood plain of the Arga river, a second-order tributary of the Ebro. Precipitation-wise, it is located in a transitional location between the rainy Atlantic northern façade of the Iberian Peninsula and its drier inland. Early population in the settlement traces back to the late Bronze to early Iron Age, even if the traditional inception date refers to the foundation of by Pompey during the Sertorian Wars circa 75 BCE. During Visigothic rule Pamplona became an episcopal see, serving as a staging ground for the Christianization of the area. It later became one of the capitals of the Kingdom of Pamplona/Navarre. The city is famous worldwide for the running of the bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
