February 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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Ermita de la Virgen del Puerto

the detriment of losing everything that happens at street level, namely, bodies and sculpted body and not so crowded miscellaneous windows and multicolored lights, street vendors of all class, race and status, sports cars that make their lines more than a drooling, crazed people shopping dates and age, and of course, misery, poverty, crime and unhealthy, I shot almost like a madman beyond above, which is just and civilized Madrid begins its polluted skies. details are well known to all who walk or way of working has been fixed minimum Madrid on high, but auctions are just received by the ordinary citizen either because the building seems to lack importance or because the relentless clock gives respite to take a break or because our musings are so important to not let us enjoy the journey daily.

Auction which extend upward as nerve endings that seem to want to escape this Madrid that overwhelms us and destroys us and yet we love and we need it here, as I do, we are born and we sucked "almost" all we know.

Terminations, mostly extinct designed by architects who wanted to finish the buildings with prominent architectural details to make this a city Madrid even higher, recognized and stretched as befitting his long and noble history.

Most of these architects chose to enhance their crowning works with clear geometric elements of Gothic inspiration, with spherical, pyramidal or conical, sharp arrows, sharp or blunt pinnacles and peaks of intricate lace. But there were those who preferred to close their buildings with turrets like a medieval fortress or more in the style of Greece and Ancient Rome, which are the most common and recurrent in its simplicity, with incense burners, candlesticks, vases, urns, pineapples, etc. .

If you look up and look at those "small" details, we will see a world of eras and styles, from those mentioned above, to those used in our days, through Renaissance, classical French Rococo and neoclassical.

Dear friends, readers, and why not, enemies, if any, do not you worry that you gasp caught in the middle of the street looking up, because that means you are enthralled enjoying a collection of architectural ornaments, for being a few feet over our eyes, we seem to forget to watch.

Friday, February 18, 2011

What Do Hawaiian Women Eat?

Casa Mingo

The building of the House of Representatives is located in the Carrera de San Jerónimo. Queen Elizabeth II ordered its construction in 1843, on the site of the Convent of the Holy Spirit, where he had already enabled some of the convent to meet the courts since 1834.

The order of construction was awarded after a public tender in June 1842, the Valencian architect

Narciso Pascual y Colomer
(1801-1870) upon its completion in 1850.

solar A steep and not very roomy, Pascual and Colomer poses a quadrangular building of two floors plus attic,

using for the main facade style portico with six Corinthian columns, while to organize the plant uses the neoclassical, linking the spaces in the universities.

The relief on the pediment symbolizing the legislative function by sculptor Ponciano Ponzano and Zaragoza

Gascón (1813-1877). Represents Spain embracing Constitution and surrounded by Fortitude, Justice, Science, Harmony, Fine Arts, Commerce, Agriculture, Rivers and Canals navigation, Abundance and Peace.

Ponciano also is the work of implementing the lions flanking the steps, which were melted in the Maestranza in Seville in 1866, with the bronze from the cannons won in the war in Africa of 1859-1860.

the end of this staircase is a large entrance gate in bronze, by José María Sánchez Pescador .

The Chamber is semicircular and stilted, with a diameter of thirty meters. This chamber is dominated by a tapestry with the coat of arms of Spain under canopy and each side two Carrara marble sculptures representing Isabella and Ferdinand,

works Panucci

and
José Andrés Rodríguez

, respectively.

To the right and left of each there are two tables: one on the medieval Cortes, when the Queen Regent María de Molina introduces her son Infante Don Fernando, painted by Antonio Gisbert and one of the Cortes of Cadiz, at the conclusion of the session in which Deputies Sworn In in 1810, designed by José María Casado del Alisal.

The paintings of the dome are the work of painter

Madrid Carlos Luis de Rivera and Fieve

(1815-1891) and consists of five major historical paintings, four of which deal on the history of English law and one that is dedicated to famous English. Surrounding these paintings, various allegories of the virtues, while around the stands are represented provincial shields.

Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament

, is essentially legislative function but also plays a political role in the appointment of prime minister. The Basic Law of the General Election of 1985 provides for a minimum of three hundred members and a maximum of four, who are elected for a term of four years.

Sources: "Madrid Villa y Corte" Peter Montoliú Camps, "Urbanity," "Postcards Old Madrid" Ediciones La Librería, "The English and American Illustration," "Ayuntamiento de Madrid", "Regional Historical Archive," "Old Madrid", "English Society of Library", "Municipal Museum."

Nestled at the confluence of the streets of Fernando VI y Pelayo, in the neighborhood of Justice, is the Palacio de Longoria, popularly known as Home of Authors, a reference point for cultural activities in Madrid.

On a square solar towers up two square base attached to another circular tower by two rectangular bodies. Designed facades with abundant plant motifs and nerves to the Catalan and the envelope with grates of Parisian modernism. The year was closed, 1905, the chronicler

Sunday

Gascón said
"Da real shame to see a big waste of talent, art and money, so bad employee."

The palace belonged to the financier until 1912, when it was sold for 500,000 pesetas to Florestan Aguilar, a dentist from the Royal House. In 1946, after his death, his heirs sold it to civil Construcciones, SA and in 1950 the mansion and the adjoining building was purchased by the General Society of Authors in 4,975,000 pesetas. Over time, the building underwent changes that were modified and degraded its original appearance both externally and internally.

those made by architects Francis García Navas

in 1912, Carlos Arniches Moltó in 1950 and Santiago Fajardo Cabeza

in 1992. In this final restoration and final time, he fell down almost the entire building except the front structure and to halt the decline of this century-old building weakened by the previous interventions are not always benevolent. The Palace required a healthy full of structure, facades, garden, interior space, etc., to enhance the values \u200b\u200bof the nearly 5,000 square meters Longoria Palace.

Among others, we should underscore the dramatic marble staircase with brass railing and artistic decoration and covered by a central skylight of stained glass

Maumejean House, the glazed galleries The courtyard and the hall of Manuel de Falla. Today, the SGAE headquarters building is architecturally one of the most emblematic buildings of Madrid.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Does Ikea Sell The Sultan Sandane Bed

The Decemberists "The king is dead" (2011)

Well, the truth is that I can buy much music in recent times (and the truth is that bothers me a lot), because as it is my poor economy, and one is from the "old school" because So to hack it like I'm just not, or I'll buy it or fuck me and I'm without him, finally, one is well and already has nearly 40 clubs it will not change now

.- As one of the few records I've bought lately has been a discovery I owe to my "cousin" Yago, and I did not have (and I have) too much knowledge, but to listen to two songs on the album I was so in love with them I had to buy it. I'm talking about "The King is dead "by The Decemberists .-

This band is a band labeled as indie-rock band, formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, and led by Colin Meloy, which blends pop influences of people like REM, but also folk , and great as Neil Young or Bob Dylan.Esta band has six albums behind him, namely, "Castaways and Cutouts" (2002), "Her Majesty" (2003), "Picaresque" (2005), "The crane wife "(2006)," The Hazards of Love "(2009) and this album released this year .- You say you do not control almost nothing about this band except this last album, which as I said has been published this year and as I'm in love with two songs, "Rise to me" song Certain precious life into a harmonious Neil Young and beautiful and the single "Down by the water", which is one of those songs that grabs you and never will be removed from the head. Along with these there are other good songs such as "Rox in the box", or intimate and folky, "January hymn" and "June Hymn" or initial "Do not carry it all" .- In the end I found a good album of pop / rock with touches of folk and some country that I liked.

A starting point to investigate a little more in his career .-

Friday, February 11, 2011

Suburban Dynaline 3 Ptac

La Puerta de Alcalá

In 1875, with the entry in Madrid, Alfonso XII as king, he began a new phase in which the arts were developed. The culture was facilitated by technological advances such as electricity, telephone and public transport. Proliferated and among many other theaters, the Teatro de la Princesa

, which funded by the Marquis de Monasterio, was built between 1884 and 1885 by architect Agustín Ortiz de Villajos

and opened the company of Mario Emilio and the comedy " Die and you'll see "

, Breton de los Herreros and with the presence of Queen María Cristina and the dethroned Isabel II.

The building was designed in an eclectic. On a quadrangular plan arose a neo-Renaissance facade bearing giant pilasters, a porch attached to the carriages and access all topped with a pediment in the central body, while the interior decoration was done with Moorish motifs.

Dressing rooms, offices and other units were originally installed in other places due to lack of space. For this reason we decided to expand the theater in 1918 by commissioning the architect Pablo Aranda building a new plant, changing the original appearance of the facade. In another reform was integrated back porch in the lobby and altered the design of the room and finally in 2003 the Board added the Princess, with capacity for 120 spectators.

Since the late nineteenth began lavishing actress María Guerrero, operating under license from the English Theatre. His artistic commitments hinder its obligations to the theater as her husband and businessman, Fernando Díaz de Mendoza , decide to purchase the Princess Theatre in 1908 and moved his residence to the upper floors of the building to the death of actress 1928. After his death the theater was acquired by the State Conservatory of Music and Speech and in 1931 was renamed the Teatro Maria Guerrero . The Civil War caused the closure of the premises until 1940, when reopened as the National Theatre and in 1978 it became the headquarters of the National Drama Centre. In 1996 he was declared of Cultural Interest.

Sources: "Madrid Villa y Corte" Peter Montoliú Camps, "Urbanity," "Postcards Old Madrid" Ediciones La Librería, "The English and American Illustration," "City of Madrid", "Regional Historical Archive "" Old Madrid "," English Society of Library "," Municipal Museum. "

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Antique Bear Claw Tub

this small contribution Go graphics on the Real Basilica de San Francisco el Grande and Gran Via de San Francisco, complementing and contributing to the great articles published recently by Belok and Seeing Jesus in Madrid

and passionate

Madrid, respectively. After to have the item made and almost in the "press" was a term disposal work, because the work had been completed and I wanted to show it.

This is an approach, as stated in the post header, comparative. Focus on how much or how little have changed our streets, neighborhoods, plazas, shops, etc.. Changes, sometimes so radical that have made our dear mother, depending on what areas is completely unknown. In short, this is graphically compare the evidence of places and landmarks which also graphically, left us cartoonists, illustrators, architects and photographers previous centuries, with the environment that we live in this century.

Sometimes for good and some not so changes have been made that have improved or worsened quality of life. Better a paved street or paved not muddy. Best walking down a street by a lushly wooded Asolane wasteland. Before we were walking along boulevards now practically extinct. Every street banks had to make a brief stop on our walks. Then we could freshen up in many sources, moreover, it was common for our mothers in their bags, along with a snack, take a drink to quench our thirst folding. Google

We communicated face to face with passers in "middle of the street." The phone, great step forward with their leading technology connects us, but without physical contact. The increase in traffic thunders us, runs, replace green spaces while our lungs off. Gardens in squares and parks have disappeared, Retirement or been reduced to a minimum by population growth and industrial. And why not, the speculation of those who hold any form of power has made in just fifty years to Madrid not recognize or our grandparents. Sources: "Madrid Villa y Corte" Peter Montoliú Camps, "Urbanity," "Postcards Old Madrid" Ediciones La Librería, "The English and American Illustration," "City of Madrid", "Regional Historical Archive," "Old Madrid" , English Society of Library "," Municipal Museum. " Madrid to top © 2010