The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid

ISBN-13: 9780521815079 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 376 str.

Jesus Escobar

Opis

Jesus Escobar's examination of the transformation of Madrid (from a secondary market town to the capital of the worldwide Spanish Hapsburg empire) focuses on the planning and building of Madrid's principal public monument, the Plaza Mayor. It is based on the analysis of archival documents and architectural drawings, as well as the surviving fabric of the city itself. Escobar demonstrates how the development of the city square and its surroundings reflects the bureaucratic nature of the government that chose Madrid in 1561 to serve as the capital of Spain."

Recenzje

'… the first to offer a detailed and fully contextualized account of the square's construction. … Solid and well documented throughout, this elegant volume also brings much-needed attention to what was - and remains - one of Europe's premier urban spaces.' Journal of Urban History

Spis treści

1. Madrid, town and court; 2. Architecture and bureaucracy; 3. Sixteenth-century initiatives; 4. The panadería and its impact; 5. Seventeenth-century reforms; 6. The plaza mayor as political symbol.