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Valle-Inclán High School
The Valle-Inclán High School is a large eclectic and Art Nouveau building located in the city centre of Pontevedra, Spain. It is named after the writer Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Valle-Inclán who studied and lived in Pontevedra. Today it is the seat of the Valle-Inclán Secondary School and was the first and the only secondary school in the province of Pontevedra from 1845 to 1927. Location The school is located on the westernmost side of the Gran Vía de Montero Ríos avenue (built in the 1870s), opposite the Alameda de Pontevedra. This is the new middle-class neighbourhood created by the demolition of the city walls in 1855. The construction of other large buildings such as the Palacio de la Diputación de Pontevedra, Palace of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, or the Pontevedra Normal School Building made this place the great leisure space of the city's bourgeoisie at the end of the 19th century and in the first decades of the 20th century. History The ''Instituto de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Vía De Montero Ríos
The Gran Vía de Montero Ríos is an avenue in Pontevedra (Spain) located in the Ensanche de Pontevedra, city centre, in the 19th century bourgeois area. It is one of the most emblematic avenues in Pontevedra. Origin of the name The avenue was called Gran Vía (major thoroughfare) because it was the widest in the city when it was created. After his death in 1914, the avenue was dedicated to Eugenio Montero Ríos, for his great political activity in favour of Pontevedra. History The Gran Vía de Montero Ríos, originally known as the Gran Vía, was designed in the 1870s to connect the Alameda de Pontevedra with the grounds of the Palm Trees Park, old fairground. Its design was included in the project commissioned by the City Council of Pontevedra, City Council in 1880 by the architect Alejandro Sesmero for the planning and development of the Alameda de Pontevedra, Alameda. In 1884, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra bought from the City Council of Pontevedra the land where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |