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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tenerife

Plaza de España
(Portada Alameda de la Marina)

La Primavera y el Verano

Spring and Summer

artist unknown
1787 (reconstructed 2008)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife / La Primavera y el Verano

Description

The Alameda was erected in 1787 and was planted with two rows of poplars that gave it its name, which were replaced in 1830 by bananas from Lebanon and tamarinds. The gate was a portal with three arches with the royal coat of arms, two inscriptions on marble plaques and two elegant Genoese statues of the Summer and the Spring.
The gate was demolished in 2016 and reconstructed in 2008.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife - La Primavera y el Verano
Summer
Spring

Inscription(s)

«ha sido costeada por la
generosidad de las personas
distinguidas de este vecindario,
movidas del buen gusto y deseos
de reunir su sociedad en tan
propio recreo.
y estimuladas de la eficacia con
que se dedica y contribuye el
citado sr. comandante general
a la hermosura, adelantamiento
y mejora de la plaza y
poblacion»

This has been paid for by
the generosity of distinguished
people in this neighborhood,
moved by good taste and the desire
to reunite their society such a
own recreation ground.
And stimulated by the efficiency with
which the cited mr. commander general
dedicated himself to the beauty, and
overtook the improvement of the square
and population.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Gestor Patrimonio Cultural: Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Alameda de la Marina.

Locatie (N 28°28'3" - W 16°14'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca558; Photograph: 1 February 2020
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