Sujet

Improvements of the city, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 1883. Creators: José Riudavets, Eugenio Vela.

Légende

Improvements of the city, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 1883. Monument to Christopher Columbus. Open national competition, convened in September 1881 by the Executive Central Commission of the monument. Perspective and preliminary project of honor landing stage and monument to Columbus, according to the project of the Catalan architect Cayetano Buigas Monravá (Gaietà Buïgas i Monravà) (1851-1919), awarded by the jury of the aforementioned competition. The pier is shown divided into three parts, a central one and two lateral ones; each of them advances, like a cutwater, shaped like the prow of a 15th century ship, recalling the Pinta and Niña caravels. Two large lampposts at the most advanced points of both abutments, a balustrade and four statues of celebrated people complete the preliminary project. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana" (The Spanish and American Illustration), 22 February 1883.

Date

1883

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM26A26_067

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.5Mo (3.3Mo) / 44.0cm x 29.3cm / 5197 x 3465 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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