Sunday, March 17, 2013

Plaza del Marqués de Aracena

 Aracena, (Huelva - Andalucía) Spain

Due to the new growth at the end of the 19th century, many high-class families from Seville came here to build their summer residences.  These stately homes surround this square (Plaza del Marqués de Aracena) creating a fusion of modernism with Andalusian regionalism.  The building on the left, the Arias Montano Casino Society, was designed in 1893 by the Spanish architect Aníbal González, the same architect who designed the Plaza España in Seville.  This building was used as a social club for the thriving land owners and local aristocracy.

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