This planning intervention was part of the introduction into Spain of new humanistic ideas from Italy, which went on to have a great influence on the architecture of Latin America.
- Spain 1965. Baeza.
Renaissance Monumental
Ensembles
of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
Spain
| The urban morphology of the two small cities of Úbeda and Baeza in southern
Spain dates back to the Moorish 9th century and to the Reconquista in the 13th
century. An important development took place in the 16th century, when the
cities were subject to renovation along the lines of the emerging Renaissance.
This planning intervention was part of the introduction into Spain of new humanistic ideas from Italy, which went on to have a great influence on the architecture of Latin America.
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Sources and links:
Other World Heritage Sites in Spain (on this site). Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Spain-section, for further information on the individual properties.
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