Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Rik Lagerwaard Architect BNA BV
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Rik Lagerwaard Architect BNA BV
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Rik Lagerwaard Architect BNA BV
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22. Porta <strong>de</strong> la Mar en Palacio <strong>de</strong> Justicia<br />
Porta <strong>de</strong> la Mar heeft wat weg van <strong>de</strong> Bran<strong>de</strong>nburger<br />
Tor in Berlijn en <strong>de</strong> Arc <strong>de</strong> Triomphe in Parijs. In het<br />
mid<strong>de</strong>n van <strong>de</strong> roton<strong>de</strong>, aan het ein<strong>de</strong> van <strong>de</strong> tuinen<br />
van la Glorieta, staat dit prachtige monument.<br />
Oorspronkelijk was dit <strong>de</strong> ou<strong>de</strong> stadspoort Puerta<br />
<strong>de</strong>l Real, <strong>de</strong> toegangspoort die <strong>de</strong> stad en <strong>de</strong> haven<br />
met elkaar verbond. De boog bescherm<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> inwoners<br />
tegen aanvallen. Het ge<strong>de</strong>nkteken staat er ter<br />
nagedachtenis aan <strong>de</strong> Spaanse Burgeroorlog. De<br />
poort bestaat uit drie bogen. Boven <strong>de</strong> zij<strong>de</strong>lingse<br />
overspanningen zitten vier reliëfs, gemaakt door <strong>de</strong><br />
beeldhouwer Vicente Navarro Romero.<br />
Pag. 38<br />
The Palacio <strong>de</strong> Justicia (Palace of Justice)<br />
separates the Plaza <strong>de</strong> Alfonso el Magnanimo and<br />
the Plaza Porta <strong>de</strong>l Mar. It was <strong>de</strong>clared a<br />
National Historic and Artistic Monument in 1982.<br />
It is neoclassical in style though you can see<br />
certain flourishes not normally associated with<br />
this style of architecture. It was constructed<br />
between 1758 and 1802, and served originally as<br />
a customs-house, where contracts for all sea<br />
tra<strong>de</strong> were ma<strong>de</strong>. In 1828 it was converted into a<br />
tobacco processing factory. This would be its<br />
function until 1914 when the architect, Vicente<br />
Rodriguez, with some very important remo<strong>de</strong>ling,<br />
turned it into the Palacio <strong>de</strong> Justicia we can<br />
appreciate today. One of the most notable features<br />
of this palace are the statues of Char<strong>les</strong> III<br />
accompanied by two notable allegorical figures on<br />
top, created by Ignacio Vergara in the 18th<br />
century.