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Pimentel Palace

Pimentel Palace is a palace in the city of Valladolid . It was the birthplace of Philip II.The building, an example of palace architecture in Valladolid , serves as headquarters for the County Council of Valladolid . Although its construction began in the fifteenth century, has been gradually incorporating elements of later times. Its construction begins by order of the Marquis of Astorga , to become Bernardino Pimentel, himself the owner of the palace when Philip II was born in it, to be housed in the palace, the royal family to attend the courts held in April, 1527 . In 1530 the building was owned by the Counts of Rivadavia. The heirs of these he sold in 1849 to Mariano Reinoso, who in turn sells it to the Provincial Council of Valladolid in 1875, for the installation of its dependencies, which are continuing.

Conventual Church of St. Paul

The convent of San Pablo Church, in the order of the Dominicans is one of the most representative temples of the city of Valladolid ( Castilla y Leon , Spain ).It is located in the Plaza de San Pablo, where they are, besides the church, the Royal Palace and the Palacio de Pimentel , the so-called real places in past centuries. It is attached to the Colegio de San Gregorio and close to other offices of the National Sculpture Museum . Since 1260 , at the initiative of Queen Violante of Aragon and Hungary , wife of Alfonso X the Wise , the residences are organized Franciscans and Dominicans . At that time, the queens held the lordship of the village , so that supported the settlement of these orders, which favored its development.

Church of the Monastery of San Benito el Real

The Church of San Benito el Real, in the Benedictine order, is one of the oldest temples in Valladolid .It was erected on the former Royal Palace and is made in style Gothic , although the towering facade porch is later it was designed by Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon in 1569. Originally, the tower height had significantly more due to the existence of two bodies to the belfry, that were about current and were demolished in the nineteenth century for threatening ruin. The church was built from 1499 to 1515, following plans by Juan Garcia of Avandia and Olave. Is completely built in stone. It is organized by three ships, which end in three polygonal apses and no cruise. The aisles are very high and the difference in height with the exchange is scarce, we can say that this church is the church-hall type, widespread in the first half of the sixteenth century, creating an interesting buildings and great spatiality as the present one.

Fabio Nelli Palace

Fabio Nelli Palace is, judging by critics and historians, the building Renaissance period's most important classical city of Valladolid . In the words of the architect Antonio Bustamante García , "This palace is considered as the best exponent and first-rate work in the Classicism of the civil architecture of Valladolid". Art critics say they had much to do in the outcome of the work and understanding the good understanding between the developer, the banker Fabio Nelli , and the author's genius and mastery Mazuecos Peter the Younger .Raised in a time when Valladolid began its decline , its construction took about twenty years, succeeding periods of inactivity in the work and a change of architect for the death of Juan de la Lastra , who first started it.

House of Prince

The Prince's House is a residential building in the city of Valladolid built in 1906 and an example of bourgeois residential architecture this city. It is located at number 11 on the street Acera de Recoletos
The Acera de Recoletos had been, since the sixteenth century, the space where numerous religious orders had built their convents and nursing. After the Confiscation of Mendizabal in 1835 , the bourgeoisie takes over this space, choosing to build their residences more important. The building is located on the corner of Recoletos and street Colmenares. The latter had been opened in 1893 on the grounds of the old convents to make better use of sites.

Statue of Cervantes

The statue of Cervantes is located in the plaza of the University of Valladolid , placed before her.On September 29th of 1877 was inaugurated at the monument had been erected to Miguel de Cervantes . It was a molten image shaped by Nicolas Fernandez de la Oliva, a professor of sculpture from the School of Fine Arts in Valladolid . Another teacher from the same school, Don Pablo Berasategui modeled four reliefs for the pedestal, with scenes from various passages of Don Quixote . The monument was intended to place in front of the house of Cervantes Street in Trail, where he lived from 1605 the illustrious writer with his family.

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