Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Alternative title

Royal Palace of La Granja De San Ildefonso

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

[May 17, 1929]

Date

1929-05-17

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid, Spain. The palace is in a baroque style. It was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. This view shows a gradually declining staircase, lined with small plinths and a lion statue. The stairs lead to a pool and a small statue of several women perched on a rock. The main palace building is beyond the pool.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative: La Granja Spain 5-[17?]-29
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: La Granja - Spain. Near Segovia 1929

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Palacio Real (San Ildefonso, Spain)

Location

Spain--San Ildefonso

Longitude

40.8998132

Latitude

-4.0071415

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Landmarks
Environment
fountains
trees
steps
gardens
pools
palaces
plinths
Culture
statues

landscape architecture