Malaga Landmarks and Birthplace of Picasso
Posted by Doug in Travel at 10:59 am Malaga Spain is located in the region known as The Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It is an extremely dynamic city with many interesting historical landmarsk and cultural attractions. Throughout the centuries, the city and surrounding region have seen man transitions, and the various styles of architecture for a chronological history, and almost tell the story of the city’s past. Tourists staying in a luxury Malaga Spain hotel are often attracted to the city’s history and its landmarks as much as they are to its great contemporary culture and great entertainment scene.
The Alcazaba is a well fortified construction that dates from the Moorish emersion into Spanish culture. The word for the fortress is taken from the Arabic language and the word Al-casbah in Arabic means well fortified. The fort is located near to the outdoor Roman theatre. In addition to its numerous collection of historic landmarks, ruins and relics the city of Malaga has great museums. The Picasso Foundation and Museo Picasso Malaga are just two examples and both happen to be specialized and focus on one of Malaga’s most famous painters, Pablo Picasso. Find information on hotels here
Picasso was born in Malaga on October 25 of 1881. He is one of the world’s most recognized figures of the 20th century. One of his most famous works is his mural styled painting that depicts the German bombing of the Spanish city of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting, also titled Guernica was painted in 1937. Picasso is well known for his association to and contribution to the development of the style of painting known as Cubist. This genre was considered to be avant-garde at its beginnings, and quickly revolutionized most of European painting and sculpture. Cubists works break up their subject and reposition the pieces from various points of view. Multiple perspectives and orientations to these works are possible and they are usually intended for that purpose.
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