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The end of the 19th century saw a profound shift in North American Architecture. Architects educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, such as Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim were responsible for bringing the beaux-arts approach back from Europe, which was said to be the cornerstone of eclectic architecture in North America. [3]
The Marquis of Riestra's mansion is an eclectic building with art Nouveau elements from the late 19th century [1] located at 30 Michelena Street in Pontevedra, Spain. It currently houses the main central administrative services of the City Council of Pontevedra .
The Spanish colonial style of architecture dominated in the early Spanish colonies of North and South America, and were also somewhat visible in its other colonies. It is sometimes marked by the contrast between the simple, solid construction demanded by the new environment and the Baroque ornamentation exported from Spain.
House of the Dragons (Spanish: Casa de los Dragones) is a landmark in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the north coast of Africa, and an example of eclectic architecture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The house is on a corner of Kings Square.
Villa Pilar is an eclectic, Art Nouveau mansion located in Marquis of Riestra Street in Pontevedra, Spain. It is one of the best examples of the architecture of Spanish colonists who went to Spanish America and returned rich ( Indianos ) in the city.
This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture – i.e., ... Spanish, Italian. Barraca [citation ... Neo-eclectic. Upright and Wing. Elizabethan ...
Facade of Iglesia conventual de San Pablo, Valladolid. Facade of the Colegio de San Gregorio, Valladolid. The Isabelline style, also called the Isabelline Gothic (Spanish: Gótico Isabelino), or Castilian late Gothic, was the dominant architectural style of the Crown of Castile during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon in the late ...
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture is characterized by a combination of detail from several eras of Spanish Baroque, Spanish Colonial, Moorish Revival and Mexican Churrigueresque architecture. The style is marked by the prodigious use of smooth plaster ( stucco ) wall and chimney finishes, low- pitched clay tile , shed, or flat roofs, and ...