Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

arquitectura

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English meaning: Architecture

Spanish Definition

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El arte y la ciencia de diseñar edificios y espacios.

English Definition

The art and science of designing buildings and spaces. Spain has extraordinary architectural heritage — Moorish palaces (Alhambra, Córdoba Mosque), Gothic cathedrals (Burgos, Toledo, Seville — the world's largest Gothic cathedral), and modernist masterpieces by Antoni Gaudí (Sagrada Família, Park Güell — under construction since 1882). Spanish contemporary architecture (Calatrava, Moneo) is globally influential.

Example

La Sagrada Família de Gaudí es uno de los edificios más visitados y estudiados del mundo.

In English: Gaudí's Sagrada Família is one of the most visited and studied buildings in the world.

Synonyms

  • urbanismo
  • arte constructivo

Literary Heritage

Verde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas.

Green, how I want you green. Green wind. Green boughs.

Federico García Lorca · Poet and playwright · Early 20th century

Romancero Gitano

García Lorca, 'Romance sonámbulo', Romancero Gitano (1928), stanza 1, lines 1–2

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