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Door of the Town of Pedraza

Posted in Calle Real, Jail of the Town, General, Video on December 1st, 2009 by Discovers Pedraza

The Door of the Town is the only current access for vehicles that Pedraza has, and the only entry and persons' exit under his arch. At the end of the XXth century there was discovered his current front, which could be a Mozarab. In turn, it is part of the turret of alertness where there is located The Jail, building rehabilitated at the beginning of the eighties for museum, visit and diverse cultural acts. A su vez, forma parte del torreón de vigilancia donde se ubica La Cárcel, edificio rehabilitado a primeros de los ochenta para museo, visita y diversos actos culturales.

Constructed aproximádamente in the  VIIIth century it was rehabilitated later on the XVIth century and it still keeps the doors of black poplar, something spoiled already, that even can close leaving the Town "sealed" and fortified as formerly.

Inside the arch it is possible to see the figure of name “The crucifix of the Door of the Town”.

Video of the Door of the Town of Pedraza
Music of Paco sounds Santiago “White Earth”

Tags: access, arch, Jail, entry, Mozarab, pedraza, door, door of the town, rehabilitation, segovia, turret, town

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The first “Concert of the Sails” 2009

Posted in Calle Real, Concerts of the sails, Events, Photos, General, Major Square on July 5th, 2009 by Discovers Pedraza

The Biggest Square of Pedraza congregated to approximately 1500 persons to attend the performance of the group “The Scholars Baroque Ensemble”, in the XVIIIth “Concerts of the Sails” organized by the Foundation Town of Pedraza.

 The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Photo courteousness Foundation Town of Pedraza

After the sun fell down, thousands of sails there illuminated the whole village for delight of them nearly 10.000 visitors who came to enjoy a marvelous summer night in an incomparable place where the electrical light was almost anecdotal, since the public system of illumination goes out to be able to imagine the Town some centuries ago.

Real street with sails
Photo courteousness Foundation Town of Pedraza

Next Saturday, the 11th of July (always more crowded this concert) there will take place the performance of Philarmonische Virtuosen of Berlin. The second night for the senses.

Tags: Concerts of the sails, Foundation Town of Pedraza, pedraza, Major Square, segovia, The Scholars Baroque Ensemble, sails, town

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Esgrafiados

Posted in Calle Real, Curiosity, Photo, General, Velilla, lower Rades on February 22nd, 2009 by Discovers Pedraza

The esgrafiado is a decoration skill for building fronts that consists, by means of staff or drawing, of removing the first layer of the plaster creating a form in relief. Lime, sand, cement and water are the materials to be used, together with a staff and a grafio or punch.

The Mudejars it became fashionable in the peninsula, but earlier Etruscans and Romans used it. In Spain we find few examples of this skill principally in Barcelona, Burgos and Avila.

It is a Segovia and his province the one that hoards big quantity of models of this skill.

We leave to you a sample of the esgrafiados of Pedraza.

Esgrafiados in Pedraza

The same as above: Street Wearing shoes and Real Street of Pedraza of the Saw.
The lower ones: The Velilla and lower Rades.

Photos javic for Descubre Pedraza

Tags: decoration, esgrafiado, fronts, The Velilla, Mudejar, pedraza, lower Rades, segovia, technical

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Burning or subdued?

Posted in Calle Real, Curiosity, Photo, General, Major Square on February 16th, 2009 by Discovers Pedraza

These Christmases there was a bulbs adornment in the Real Street of Pedraza of the Saw, Segovia, already almost in the Square Major that, to the evening, seemed to be lit, without it being.

Burning or subdued bulbs?

Tags: adornments, evening, bulbs, lamppost, lights, Christmas, pedraza, segovia

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Shields and escutcheons of Pedraza

Posted in Calle Real, Castle, Shield and escutcheons, General, Major Square, Video on May 5th, 2008 by Discovers Pedraza

Many of the houses of Pedraza are flanked by shields and escutcheons, in times, nobility symbol. Are here some of them.

Shields and escutcheons of the Pérex, Willow plantation, Velasco, Thief of Guevara, party of that of Ortés, of the Willow plantation Reinoso, divided of that of Muñoz Morales, Pérez de la Torre, etc. are those that we can contemplate if we look up.

PART 1
Major square, outskirts and Real Street.

[youtube] http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=7QyDtoD6YF4 [/youtube]

♪ It Sounds “I patrol in D Major KV 485 ″ composed by Mozart and interpreted by the pianist of Madrid Miriam Gómez-Morán

PART 2
Real street, Door of the Town, Street Slaughterhouse, Street Wearing shoes and Castle.

[youtube] http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=9xn6H-QicD4 [/youtube]

♪ They Sound “Excursions op. 20 Not. 3 ″ of the born contemporary composer in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Samuel Barber and “Au lac of Wallenstadt” of Franz Liszt, interpreted to the piano for Miriam Gómez-Morán 3″ del compositor contemporáneo nacido en West Chester, Pensilvania, Samuel Barber y “Au lac de Wallenstadt” de Franz Liszt, interpretadas al piano por Miriam Gómez-Morán

Tags: escutcheons, shields, medieval, monument, patrimony, pedraza, segovia, tourism, town

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