Madrid - Congreso de los Diputados
by Nieves Nitta
Title
Madrid - Congreso de los Diputados
Artist
Nieves Nitta
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Photograph - Digital Art. Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Partial view of main entrance to Congreso de los Diputados, Madrid, Spain. The building, Palacio de las Cortes, has a neoclassical style. It was designed by Narciso Pascual Colomer, and built between 1843 and 1850. It sits by the Carrera de San Jerónimo, in Madrid. The relief on the facade by sculptor Ponciano Ponzano centers on a sculpture of Spain embracing the constitutional state, represented by a woman with her arm around a young girl. Surrounding the pair are figures that represent in allegorical form Justice and Peace, Science, Agriculture, Fine Arts, Navigation, Industry, Commerce and so on. (Wikipedia excerpt). On the main façade, a flight of stairs climbs up to the neoclassical portico It features six imposing fluted Corinthian columns which support the triangular pediment, decorated with reliefs by Ponciano Ponzano. The symbolic lions (not part of this image) flanking the entrance are by the same sculptor and were cast using the iron from cannons captured during the Spanish-Moroccan War. Underneath the pediment is the engraved bronze main door, which is only opened on special occasions. (Tourism Information). Image protected by US and international copyright laws, not to copied, altered, or used in any manner without prior written consent from the author, Nieves Nitta. Thanks for visiting!
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July 11th, 2019
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