Architecture of Spain

Subjects:

• Architecture & Planning » Architecture
• Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology
• History » European History (General)
• Multicultural Studies » European Studies

Reviews:

• Lapunzina's detailed introduction provides an in-depth look at various architectural periods and styles....[e]nlightening, a great reference.
  —Catholic Library World September 2006
• Joining others in the 'Reference Guides to National Architecture' series is an important survey of Spanish architectural heritage, ARCHITECTURE OF SPAIN. It covers all regions of Spain, examines almost seventy of the country's key landmarks, and includes history as well as appraisal of style, architectures, renovation efforts, and cultural insights. Recommended for either students of art, Spanish history, or would-be travelers to Spain holding a special interest in architectural heritage.
  —Midwest Book Review/MBR Bookwatch & California Bookwatch January 2006 and 2007

Table of Contents:

• Entries by Location
• Entries by Architectural Styles and Periods
• Preface
• Introduction: The Architecture of Spain from the Prehistoric Cave to the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
• Architecture of Spain
• Auditorium City of León; Augusta Emérita: Provincial Roman Capital; Avila City Walls
• Casa Milá; Casa Terradas; Cathedral of Burgos; Cathedral of Jaén; Cathedral of León; Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela; Cathedral of Teruel; Church of the Sacred Heart, Vistabella; City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia; Civil Government Building, Tarragona; Club Náutico of San Sebastián; COAC Headquarters; Conference and Exhibition Hall, Salamanca
• Diagonal Mar Parc; Dispensario Antituberculoso
• Empuries: Greek-Hellenic and Roman Settlement
• Galician Center of Contemporary Art; The German Pavilion; The Great Mosque of Córdoba; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
• Hotel Park
• Kursaal Auditorium and Congress Center
• La Casa de las Conchas; La Clerecía; La Marina Apartment Building, La Barceloneta; La Zarzuela Racetrack Grandstand; Loarre: Castle and Fortified Walls
• Monastery of El Escorial; Monte Naranco: Palace of Ramiro I and San Miguel de Lillo; Mosque of Bab-al-Mardum; Museo del Prado
• National Museum of Roman Art; Navigation Pavilion at Expo '92 Sevilla; New Cemetery-Park of Igualada
• Palace of Carlos Vat La Alhambra; Palace of El Infantado; Palace of La Alhambra and Gardens of El Generalife; Palace of La Aljafería; Palace of Sobrellano; Palau de la Música Catalana; Pallars Housing Complex, Barcelona; Park Güell; Plaza del Tenis and Peine del Viento; Plaza dels Països Catalans; Plaza Mayor of Madrid; Plaza Mayor of Salamanca; Prehistoric Caves
• Roman Amphitheater at Itálica; Roman Aqueduct at Segovia; Ronda Promenade and Bastions
• San Juan de Baños; San Martín Fromista; San Miguel de Escalada; San Miguel, San Pedro, and Santa María Tarrasa; San Pedro de la Nave; Santa Cristina de Lena; Santa María de Eunate; Santa María de Ripoll; Santa María del Mar; Santa María la Blanca; Sports Center and Track and Field Stadium of Madrid
• Torres Blancas Apartment Building
• Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
• Valdemingómez Recycling Center
• Walden 7 Apartment Building
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index