Cristianismo, Historia y textualidad, Vol.II

London is famous for Big Ben; Paris for the Eiffel Tower; Rome for the Colosseum. Barcelona, on the other hand, is not identified by one or two famous buildings as these other European cities, but rather by an entire movement of turn-of-the-century architecture known simply as Modernisme. Familiar to Americans as art nouveau, its most famous practitioner was the artist and architect Antoni Gaudi. But the city is filled with superb examples of art nouveau in vivid color in Barcelona Art Nouveau. This book offers a tour of 46 houses, public buildings, and monuments in the art-nouveau style,...

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

Excerpt from Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, Vol. 1: Marzo 1893 Á Febrero 1894 Art. 2.° Los Sócios podrán formar parte de una 6 de más Secciones, sin que para ello tengan que llevar á cabo inscripción especial. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. ...

Moderne Architektur se publica por primera vez en 1896, y ve sucesivas reediciones y revisiones e incluso un cambio de título que Wagner controla minuciosamente en 1898, 1902 y 1914. En el prefacio de la primera edición, Wagner escribe "La idea que inspira este libro es que sólo la vida moderna es el único punto de nuestro trabajo artístico". La reflexión sobre cuál sea la arquitectura de la vida que transcurre en la ciudad moderna, aquélla que encontramos con tintas diferentes en las lecturas de Baudelaire y Simmel, encuentra en el libro de Wagner una inicial e imprescindible...