Engraving of the view of the Alcázar of Madrid from the Casa de Campo
Engraving of the view of the Alcázar of Madrid from the Casa de Campo
Part of the Eighty Years’ War, the miracle of Empel was one of the greatest victories of the Spanish tercios in Northern Europe
The Battle of Rocroi, part of the Thirty Years’ War, was the last stand of the tercios of the Spanish Monarchy
Popular architecture. Rural road with several buildings in a hamlet in the province of Albacete
Allegory of the Hispanic Monarchy depicted in the Casón del Buen Retiro by Luca Giordano
Popular architecture. Wooden structure that acted as a skeleton for the roof of a house.
Image of the vault of the Hall of Kingdoms where scenes from military history and the Thirty Years’ War are depicted from the perspective of the Spanish Monarchy
Popular architecture. Photograph of a cistern used for the collection and conservation of water during the Middle and Modern Ages.
View of the Buen Retiro Palace, which was ordered to be built around 1634, among other reasons, as a venue for the new courtly pomp and circumstance favoured by the Count-Duke of Olivares.
Popular architecture. Photograph of a masonry staircase used to access a chamber in a perched house, located in Encina Hermosa, near Lezuza (Albacete)