Description: Universum06_06 1839 Meyer print MADRID FROM FUENCARRAL GATE, SPAIN (#6) Nice view titled: Madrid von der Anhohe beim Thore Foncarral, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 23 x 15 cm, approx. image size is 14 x 9.5 cm. Print was published in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen Germany. Madrid, city, capital of Spain, of Madrid provincia, and of the Madrid comunidad autónoma ("autonomous community"). The city is located on the undulating Central Plateau in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula and is, at 2,100 feet (635 m) above sea level, one of Europe's highest capital cities. Madrid's elevation and exposed setting make it liable to sudden variations of temperature. Because of these same circumstances, however, the city has a healthful climate and pleasant weather, except in winter, when sharp winds blow, and in July and August, when the heat can be oppressive. Modern Madrid long made its living primarily from government, banking, insurance, and tourism and derived income as the transportation hub of the nation. After World War II, however, it became an important manufacturing city, producing automobile and truck engines, electric and electronic equipment, plastics, rubber, aircraft, and optical goods. It is also a major publishing centre. For centuries the original town grew around the captured Moorish Alcazar, or castle, before later beginning a slow expansion eastward. In the 20th century, Madrid's growth has been achieved in abrupt stages. Although some of the pre-16th-century street patterns still exist, few buildings of that period remain. Among the rare medieval structures is the restored Casa de los Lujanez, which is in the same square as the Plaza de la Villa, the small 17th-century Madrid Town Hall. Perhaps the finest architectural feature of the city is the Plaza Mayor, a city square of the Habsburg period. The National Palace, rebuilt in the mid-1700s, is a Neoclassical building that houses one of the world's great collections of body armour as well as the swords of the conquistadores Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. Adjoining the palace on the south is Madrid's first cathedral, Nuestra Seńora de la Almudena. The north-south axis, known as the Paseo, is a broad tree-lined boulevard along which are located the newest tall office buildings, luxury hotels and residences, the parliament building, embassies, and major cultural institutions. The Prado, one of the world's major picture galleries, is devoted to works primarily from the 15th to the early 19th century; the works of Francisco de Goya and Diego Velázquez are featured. Of the city's many libraries, two are noted for their manuscripts and rare books: the National Library and the library of the Royal Palace. The main education centre is at University City; it includes the Open University (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia; 1972) and the Complutensian University of Madrid (1508). The city also has academies of fine arts, history, and Spanish culture.
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Original/Reproduction: Original Print
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Print Type: Engraving
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
Style: Realism
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1839
