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Timoteo Briet Montaud
Timoteo Briet Montaud (Cocentaina, March 3, 1859 – Alcoy, January 30, 1925) was a Spanish architect, one of the main architects of the Art Nouveau in Alcoy and the Valencian Art Nouveau. Biography In 1876 he finishes his studies in Alcoy's Industrial Elementary School. Between 1882 and 1883 he ends his studies in the Barcelona Official School of Fine arts. In 1890 finishes the architect's career in the Barcelona School of Architecture. In 1893 Timoteo Briet marries with Maria Valor Boronat. In 1902 he is nominated municipal architect of Alcoy, by public contest. The Timoteo Briet's art nouveau style will be contained, rather formally and especially with a great influence of the Austrian art nouveau movement Secession, influence that it is present in all his art nouveau works. Along his career he realized more than 40 works and architectural interventions, practically all of them in Alcoy. He die in 1925, in Alcoy. Works Relation of works by chronological order: * Iglesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocentaina
Cocentaina (, ) is a locality and municipality in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The village is located between the mountainous Serra de Mariola national park and the Serpis river. Cocentaina is ideally situated for both road and mountain biking. Many of the roads are used for training by professional teams (Astana have been seen regularly), and several roads have been used by the Vuelta a España. The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the textile industry. Main sights The most important monuments in Cocentaina are the convents of the orders of Saint Clare (from the 16th century) and Saint Francis, the Catholic church of ''L'Assumpció'' and the Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina. * Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina * Cocentaina Castle * Route of the Valencian classics * Serra Mariola Natural Park Events The '' Moros i cristians'' festival and the ''Fira de Tots Sants'' ("All Saints Fair") of Cocentaina attracts many tourists each year. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circulo Industrial De Alcoy
The Circulo Industrial de Alcoy ''(''Alcoy's Industrial Circle'')'' is a cultural institution from Alcoy (Alicante), Valencian Community, Spain, founded on January 1, 1868. It is placed at 19 Sant Nicolau street, in the city center of Alcoy. His creation had as aim to create an entity that was using as link and point of meeting of the businessmen, entrepreneurs and the Alcoy's middle class. Also, from his beginnings it developed sociocultural aims and activities. The history of Alcoy's Industrial Circle is a faithful reflection of Alcoy's economic and industrial history. Building The building was designed by the Valencian architect Timoteo Briet Montaud in 1909–1911. The building is one of the most representative works of the Art Nouveau in Alcoy. It is one of the most singular and better preserved Art Nouveau works of Alcoy, both in his exterior and in his elegant interior spaces. It has the characteristics of the architectural Art Nouveau movement Secession.Doménech Romá, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Alcoy
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Nouveau Architects In The Valencian Community
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes art, and its interpretation has varied greatly throughout history and across cultures. In the Western tradition, the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture. Theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of the arts. Until the 17th century, ''art'' referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences. In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the decorative arts, decorative or applied arts. The nature of art and relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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