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Plaza De Curros Enríquez
Curros Enríquez Square is a square of medieval origin located in the heart of the Old town of Pontevedra, historic centre of Pontevedra (Spain), on the Portuguese Way, Portuguese pilgrimage way. Origin of the name The square is named after the 19th century Galicia (Spain), Galician poet Manuel Curros Enríquez, one of the writers of the Rexurdimento. History The square emerged in the Middle Ages as a space located at the confluence of Don Gonzalo Street (the street with the oldest name in the city, since it already bore this name in the 16th century), Hospital Street (now Real Street), Alfayates Street (now Manuel Quiroga Street), and Soportales Street. The first written references to the existence of this square date back to 1399. In 1439, the wealthy lady of Pontevedra, Teresa Pérez Fiota, donated her property in her will for the foundation of a hospital for the poor called "Cuerpo de Dios" (later Corpus Christi and San Juan de Dios in 1597)), located in this square, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is often considered an extension of the actual city. The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its Old town of Pontevedra, old town. Between 2013 and 2020, the city received numerous awards for its urban planning, like the international European Intermodes Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the Excellence Award of the center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. The city also won the European Commission's first prize for urban safety in 2020. Surrounded by hills, the city is located on the edge of a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario De Pontevedra
The ''Diario de Pontevedra'' is a Spanish newspaper published in the city of Pontevedra since 1968, owned since 1999 by the ''El Progreso'' group, which also publishes ''El Progreso'' de Lugo. It is an eminently local and provincial newspaper, focused on the region of Pontevedra. It has branches in Marín, Pontevedra, Marín, Bueu, Poio, Sanxenxo, O Grove, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Vilagarcía de Arosa, Caldas de Reis, Vigo, Lalín and A Estrada. History In the past there have been several newspapers under the title of ''Diario de Pontevedra''. A first publication appeared on the streets in June 1879, under the direction of Claudio Cuveiro, although the publication had a short existence; it ceased a few years later, in October. In 1887, a newspaper was once again published under the title ''Diario de Pontevedra''. Originally a publication close to the Liberal Party (Spain, 1880), Liberal Party, during the period of the Second Spanish Republic, Second Republic it held ultra-conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Planning In Spain
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * ''Urban'' (newspaper), a Danish free daily newspaper * Urban contemporary music, a radio music format * Urban Dictionary * Urban Outfitters, an American multinational lifestyle retail corporation * Urban Records, a German record label owned by Universal Music Group Place names in the United States * Urban, South Dakota, a ghost town * Urban, Washington, an unincorporated community See also * New Urbanism, urban design movement promoting sustainable land use * Pope Urban (other), the name of several popes of the Catholic Church * Urban cluster (other) * Urban forest inequity, inequitable distribution of trees, with their associated benefits, across metropolitan areas * Urban forestry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xunta De Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia (; "Regional Government of Galicia") is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-president(s) and the specialized ministers (''Conselleiros''). The Xunta is based at Santiago de Compostela, the Galician government capital. The Xunta de Galicia has delegations in the four provincial capital cities of Galicia: A Coruña, Pontevedra, Ourense and Lugo. Legal basis Article 16, Section 2 of the Galician Statute of Autonomy states that History The Xunta de Galicia finds its origins in the Xunta of the Kingdom of Galicia active between 1528 and 1833. The Xunta was Galicia's representation to the central Spanish monarchy. The Xunta was composed of representatives from the cities (dioceses) of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Betanzos, A Coruña, Mondoñedo, Ourense, and Tui. But at that time, the Xunta did not hold real power; it was a consultative body only. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Of The Holy Souls In Purgatory (Pontevedra)
The Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory is a small neo-Gothic Catholic religious building located in the old town of Pontevedra (Spain), in Ánimas Street, near Curros Enríquez Square. History The chapel is located on a small part of the site where the old hospital of Pontevedra used to be, which operated since the 15th century under the name of Corpus Christi and later St. John of God, the order that ran it. This hospital had a cemetery, a church and an altar for the souls in Purgatory attached to it. The complex was demolished in 1896 when the city's new hospital, the Provincial Hospital of Pontevedra, was built. Faced with the loss of this centuries-old spiritual reference, the neighbours decided to ask for the construction of a small chapel where they could continue the tradition of their ancestors. Thus, under pressure from the neighbours, this small neo-Gothic chapel was built in 1898. Description The chapel is dedicated to the souls in purgatory for whom alms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimension Stone
Dimension stone is natural stone or Rock (geology), rock that has been selected and finished (e.g., trimmed, cut, drilled or ground) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, Texture (geology), texture and pattern, and surface finish of the stone are also normal requirements. Another important selection criterion is durability: the time measure of the ability of dimension stone to endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive characteristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance. quarry, Quarries that produce dimension stone or crushed stone (used as construction aggregate) are interconvertible. Since most quarries can produce either one, a crushed stone quarry can be converted to dimension stone production. However, first the stone shattered by heavy and indiscriminate blasting must be removed. Dimension stone is separated by more precise and delicate techniques, such as diamond wire saws, diamond belt saws, burners (jet-piercers), or light and selective blasting wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bossage
Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the surface of the building, by reason of indentures, or channels left in the joinings; used chiefly in the corners of buildings, and called rustic quoins. The cavity or indenture may be round, square, chamfered, beveled, diamond-shaped, or enclosed with a cavetto or listel. See also * Boss (architecture) * Bossage (architecture) in France * Glossary of architecture * Lifting boss * Rustication (architecture) image:Palazzo medici riccardi, bugnato 01.JPG, Two different styles of rustication in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence; smooth-faced above and rough-faced below Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture g ... References Architectural elements {{architecturalelement-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Mansart
François Mansart (; 23 January 1598 – 23 September 1666) was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into the Baroque architecture of France. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' identifies him as the most accomplished of 17th-century French architects whose works "are renowned for their high degree of refinement, subtlety, and elegance". Mansart, as he is generally known, popularized the mansard roof, a four-sided, double slope gambrel roof punctuated with windows on the steeper lower slope, which created additional habitable space in the garrets. Career François Mansart was born on 23 January 1598 to a master carpenter in Paris. He was not trained as an architect; his relatives helped train him as a stonemason and a sculptor. He is thought to have learned the skills of an architect in the studio of Salomon de Brosse, the most popular architect in France during the reign of Henry IV. Mansart was recognized from the 1620s onward for his style and skill as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansard Roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows. The steep roofline and windows allow for additional floors of habitable space (a garret), and reduce the overall height of the roof for a given number of habitable storeys. The upper slope of the roof may not be visible from street level when viewed from close proximity to the building. The earliest known example of a mansard roof is credited to Pierre Lescot on part of the Louvre built around 1550. This roof design was popularised in the early 17th century by François Mansart (1598–1666), an accomplished architect of the French Baroque period. It became especially fashionable during the Second French Empire (1852–1870) of Napoléon III. ''Mansard'' in Europe (France, Germany and elsewhere) also means the attic or garret s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle Real (Pontevedra)
Calle Real (Galician: ''Rúa Real'', or "Royal Street" in English) is a street in the Spain, Spanish city of Pontevedra, located in the Old Town of Pontevedra, city's historic centre. Location Real Street runs north–south, between the Celso García de la Riega square, close to the Burgo Bridge, Burgo bridge, and the Plaza de Curros Enríquez, Curros Enríquez square. History The street's origins lie in the line of the ancient Roman road XIX on Antonine Itinerary, the remains of which can be found beneath the current pavement. Centuries later, in the Middle Ages, the street became a passageway on the Portuguese Way, when pilgrimages began. From 1397 and over the following centuries, the street was known as Rúa do Rego (Street of the Gutter), due to the fact that it collected an abundance of water in a central channel, including that which flowed from the site of the Tornos fountain. In 1840, it was already called Real Street. In 1843, it was known as Padilla Street. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Galeguista (1931)
The Partido Galeguista (Galicianist Party) was a Galician nationalist party founded in December 1931. It achieved notoriety during the time of the Spanish Second Republic. The PG grouped a number of historical Galician intellectuals, and was fundamental in the elaboration of the Galician Statute of Autonomy. Origins In December 1931 the ' (Galicianist Party of Pontevedra), directed by Castelao and Alexandre Bóveda, called for a General Nationalist Assembly in order to create an all-Galician nationalist party. A total of 32 Galicianist organizations attended, including the '' Irmandades da Fala'' (Brotherhoods of the Language) and the '' Partido Nazonalista Republicán de Ourense'' (Republican Nationalist Party of Ourense), among others. The PG was a plural party hosting different political tendencies, and where internal tensions were not uncommon. The PG initially embraced: * Right-wing conservatives, who rejected the idea of forming alliances with left-wing parties. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra Provincial Hospital
The Pontevedra Provincial Hospital is a building dating from 1897, located in the city centre of Pontevedra, Spain. History The origins of the Provincial Hospital go back to the hospital in Pontevedra founded in 1439 by testamentary disposition of Teresa Pérez Fiota, called ''Hospital del Cuerpo de Dios'' (Hospital of the Body of God). The Brothers of San Juan de Dios ran the hospital under the name of ''Hospital Corpus Christi'' until the 19th century. After the Spanish confiscation, Spanish confiscation of Mendizábal in 1849, the hospital (located in the block of Real Street and Plaza de Curros Enríquez, Curros Enríquez Square) became the property of the municipality of Pontevedra. Due to the deterioration of the building and in order to raise funds to complete the construction of a new hospital, the town council decided to demolish it and build the new hospital on a plot of land on the Orense road (now Doctor Loureiro Crespo Street). The provincial hospital was promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
