Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Gardens at the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading up from a small pool and statue, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Alternative title

Royal Palace of La Granja De San Ildefonso

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

[May 1929]

Date

1929-05

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Walkway and narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the palace. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.

Caption

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

International
Landmarks
Environment
walkways
trees
gardens
stairs
pools
palaces
plinths
statues

landscape architecture