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ESEMPI DI ARCHITETTURA
International Journal of Architecture and Engineering
ANCIENT EGYPT, SPANISH CROWN, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EGYPTIANIZING HALLS AND GARDENS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SPAIN
ESEMPI DI ARCHITETTURA
International Journal of Architecture and Engineering
ANCIENT EGYPT, SPANISH CROWN, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EGYPTIANIZING HALLS AND GARDENS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SPAIN

The present article aims to examine the suggestive subject of eighteenth-century fascination with ancient Egypt in Royal Sites of the Spanish Crown under the cultural landscape viewpoint. Several architectural and artistic projects sought to recreate Egyptian environments inside rooms or outside areas (gardens, fountains), not at all trivial or anecdotal reasons. So, what were they for? Let’s see.Keywords: Ancient Egypt, Bourbon Spain, Spanish Royal Sites, Gardens and Residences (Reales Sitios).
pagine: | 27-37 |
DOI: | 10.4399/97888255398683 |
data pubblicazione: | Dicembre 2020 |
editore: | Aracne |