Cadiz Places of Interest 2
Civil Architecture
A list of notable places of interest The Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, The
Royal Prison of Cadiz, designed in a neoclassical style, The View of the castle of San Sebastian from La Caleta, Alameda
Apodaca, in honor of Juan Ruiz de Apodaca who was the last Viceroy of New Spain
and the Pylons of Cadiz.
Monument to the Constitution of 1812, A memorial designed to commemorate the
centennial of the promulgation of the Constitution of 1812. The project was the
work of Modesto Lopez Otero 1885-1962 the architect and the sculptor Aniceto
Marinas 1866-1953. It was opened in 1912.
The Torre Tavira is a watch tower and the
tallest point of the city of Cadiz,
at 45 meters above sea level. Located in the House-palace of the Marquis of
Recano it was built in the eighteenth century in the Baroque style.
The Vigia officer at the port of Cadiz
in 1778 received the name of the first watchman, Antonio Tavira whose job was
to report by a system of signals with flags to Torre Alta, San Fernando Cadiz.
These signals controlled the traffic of ships and goods from the port of Cadiz and his daily observations were
recorded in the The party official watchtower journal.
The Town Hall, built on the foundation and
location of the previous House Consistoriales in 1699. The current City of Cadiz is the result of
two stages of design development first was the neoclassical style and launched
in 1799 and the architect was Torcuato Benjumeda, and a second in the
Elizabethan style by Garcia Poplar in 1861 who would also oversee the interior
design. In 1936, the flag of Andalusia was
hoisted over the building.
Electricity Towers the
Pylons of Cadiz and the Admirals House is located in Plaza de San Martin in the
popular neighbourhood and home to the popular Baroque-style palace.
Other buildings of interest are the Palacio
de la Aduana, Real Jail, Castillo de Santa Catalina, Castillo de San Sebastian.
Cadiz is a fortress located at one end of La Caleta on a small island
where, according to the classic legends was the Temple of Kronos.
In 1706 work began on fortifications enabling the defending the northern flank
of the city.
Teatro Romano de Cadiz
According to archaeologists, this finding
confirms the greatness of the city of Gades,
which had a census population of over 80,000 people when the city dominated the
Atlantic trade and was one of the most prosperous cities of the Roman Empire.
There is a project to build a reception centre and Interpretation centre
regarding the History of The Teatro Romano de Cadiz as it is important being
developed at the same time as the Coliseum.
Baluarte de la Candelaria, Museo de Cadiz, Arc of White, Arco de la Rosa, Hospital de Nuestra
Senora del
Carmen are also must see buildings, along with, St. Josephs Church. The Chapel
of the Holy Cave,
Church of Santa
Cruz, Oratorio San Felipe Neri Place Brock celebrates the
Royal Institution and of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John the Baptist every
year, this solemn inauguration of the Hospital Ladies and Gentlemen, occurs on
the first day of the San Juan
and the other days of the Immaculate.
Church of the Carmen is a Baroque church
that was completed in 1762, Royal Chapel of Our Lady of the popular and the
Church of the Conversion of St. Paul are worthy a visit as well.
Gardens and green spaces
Botanical Garden. Alameda Apodaca, Park Genovés, Monument Cayetano del Toro, Monument
to Emilio Castelar, Monument to José Celestino Mutis
