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Patio del Archivo

            Another of the several courtyards in the Palacio di Viana in Cordorba, Spain.  The following is from their website.

The Patio del Archivo was built during the baroque remodeling carried out by the eleventh owner of the palace, Ana Rafaela Fernández de Mesa y Argote (1737-1788), also responsible for the renovation of the Patio de la Madama. But although the construction is from the 18th century, it occupies a site that was part of the original core of the palace, from the 15th century.

It is the innermost courtyard of Viana and is an example of the most sober Cordoba Baroque. The discreet gardening is designed not to break the harmony created by the white walls and the set of blue doors and windows. For this reason, and unlike in other patios, there are no climbing plants that cover the walls.

These walls are asymmetrical and two of them have the doors slightly displaced to create a visual axis that connects this patio with the Patio de las Rejas, that is, the heart of the house with the exterior, reflecting the openness and change of mentality of The time.

The central tiled fountain adds a touch of color to this enclosure, but without stridency or altering the function for which it was built: providing the palace with light and tranquility.

With Ana Rafaela Fernández de Mesa, the rooms were also built to guard one of the greatest treasures of Viana: the historical archive, which is located on the mezzanine floor and gives its name to the patio. A note found in it reports this fact and says: “On August 29, 1765, the archive of the house of my lady, the Marchioness of Villaseca, began to be compiled. Pedro del Río earns 6 reales of fleece every day and is paid by the week.”

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Taken in: Spain / Andalusia / Cordova / Cordova (show map)

Taken on: October 1, 2019

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