From east to the West, Spanish architecture He has traveled more than we imagine. Not only for their tourists, but also because of the traces they wanted to leave Other countries replicating our jewels Patrimonials.
La Giralda: from Seville to Kansas City
There are monuments that not only define the urban landscape of a city, but become so powerful symbols that they cross borders.
This is the case of The Giralda de Sevillawhose profile has inspired replicas in places as unexpected as Kansas City, in the heart of the US. There, a tower reproduction presides over the Country Club Plaza Shopping Center, the result of cultural twinning between both cities.
The Sevillian tower has also left its mark on the Miami Biltmore Hotelwhose central tower reminds the Giralda significantly.
And if we move more on the map, the famous Marrakech Koutoubia Mosque “A previous one in time,” it shares a surprising resemblance to Sevillian, as they are works of the same Almohade tradition.
Cibeles: from Madrid to Mexico City … and Japan
THE SOURCE OF CIBELESone of the most iconic images in Madrid, has also been replicated on the other side of the Atlantic.
In the neighborhood of Rome, in Mexico City, you can find a exact copy of the originalinaugurated in 1980 as a symbol of brotherhood between both capitals. The statue, with the Roman goddess on a car lying by Lions, occupies a privileged place there.
But if we want to go further, literally, you have to look towards The Spanish Villa of Shima, in Japana theme park that pays tribute to Spanish architecture and culture.
In it you can find versions of the Fountain of Cibeles, the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, an Andalusian farmhouse, and even the door of the Toledo Cambrón.
The Alhambra in Riad: a real -size replica
One of the most amazing reproductions of a Spanish monument is in Riad, the capital of Saudi Arabia. There, the royal family commissioned a Exact Replica of the Alhambra de Granadamade by the Spanish company Camar between 1998 and 1999.
More than 500 columns and capitals were used, all carved in white marble from Macael, and up to 13 sources were replicated, including the emblematic source of the lions. The installation works were carried out in situ, and the result is so faithful that it is difficult to distinguish it from the original.
Javier’s castle and other jewels, also in Japan
In the same Spanish village of Shima, Javier Castillo, in Navarrait also has its replica. This medieval building of the eleventh century, famous for being the birthplace of San Francisco Javier, has been recreated in this park as a museum to spread the history of Spain in the Japanese country.
This Japanese park is probably the place with more replicas of Spanish architecture outside our bordersone more sample of interest that awakens our heritage.
Europe in miniature: El Escorial and Santiago in Brussels
Finally, if we want to travel Spain without leaving a single city, Brussels Mini-Europe Park It offers the possibility of doing so.
In this space dedicated to representing Europe at 1:25 scale, you can see miniatures of the Dumpthe Santiago de Compostela Cathedralthe Teacher’s bullring from Seville or the cryptan field windmills. A trip through the Spanish monumental essence … in pocket version.
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