Sujet

The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) illuminated by electric light, Madrid, Spain, 1878. Creators: Arturo Carretero y Sánchez, Josep Lluís Pellicer Feñé.

Légende

The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) illuminated by electric light, Madrid, Spain, 1878. To celebrate the wedding of King Alfonso XII to María de las Mercedes, the city's first electric lights were inaugurated on 23 January 1878. Street lamps with electric arcs illuminated the street at the same time gas lighting was in use. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana" (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM25A56_016

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,5Mo (7,8Mo) / 38,0cm x 26,7cm / 4488 x 3152 (300dpi)

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