The Royal Palaces of Spain

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The ROYAL PALACES of
SPAIN
JUAN A. HERNANDEZ PERRERO
Phota^rciphs by HUMBERTO RIVAS
J. he eight royal palaces of Spain span more than a thousand years of Spanish history and for most Spaniards represent the heart of the national patrimony. The earliest of these magnificent structures, the Reales Alcázares of Sevilla, dates from the reign of Abdal Rahman 11 (a.d. 822-852) but bears the imprint of later caliphs who considerably enlarged the palace and decorated it with fabulous stucco and gesso work. The most important of the palaces, at least from a historical perspective, may be El Escorial, constructed by Charles V and his son, Felipe 11, as a monastery and imperial retreat from the turbulent world of sixteenth-century Spain.
Some of the palaces, notably the Palacio Real of Madrid and La Granja de San Ildefonso, were
elaborately frescoed and fu Bourbon taste. Others, such
shed in exalted
quoise Riofrio,
; designed with immaculate taste
and decorated with restraint. The... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The ROYAL PALACES of
SPAIN
JUAN A. HERNANDEZ PERRERO
Phota^rciphs by HUMBERTO RIVAS
J. he eight royal palaces of Spain span more than a thousand years of Spanish history and for most Spaniards represent the heart of the national patrimony. The earliest of these magnificent structures, the Reales Alcázares of Sevilla, dates from the reign of Abdal Rahman 11 (a.d. 822-852) but bears the imprint of later caliphs who considerably enlarged the palace and decorated it with fabulous stucco and gesso work. The most important of the palaces, at least from a historical perspective, may be El Escorial, constructed by Charles V and his son, Felipe 11, as a monastery and imperial retreat from the turbulent world of sixteenth-century Spain.
Some of the palaces, notably the Palacio Real of Madrid and La Granja de San Ildefonso, were
elaborately frescoed and fu Bourbon taste. Others, such
shed in exalted
quoise Riofrio,
; designed with immaculate taste
and decorated with restraint. The royal family's favorite palace, the Almudaina, is an amazing marriage of Mudejar inlays and detail, Gothic severity, and Empire furnishings, set against a backdrop of lush palm trees and bougainvillea amid the din of modern-day Mallorca.
Illustrated with more than four hundred color photographs, The Royal Palaces of Spain offers a rare and comprehensive view of Spain's most treasured architectural landmarks. Vissza