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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs

Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01625

Title: Burgos. Facade of the Church, Hospital del Rey

Creator: Laurent, Juan

Bio/Origin: French, 1816-1892

Role: Photographer

Creator: Vallejo, Juan de

Role: Architect

Notes: Burgos University is now housed in the King's Hospital. "The King´s Hospital was founded in 1195 by King Alfonso VIII to care for Jacobean pilgrims. It was one of the most important hospitals on the pilgrims´ route to Santiago. The buildings were built in protogothic style, but little remains today. Many alterations have been made since the 16th century. Of special note are the Romeros Gate (1562) and the Gate of the Moors (1530) and the Portico of the Church, reformed in 1771." (Source: Burgos University site, http://www.ubu.es/relacinter/relacinter_eng/guia_eng/university/historia_eng.htm)

Dates: ca. 1880-ca. 1901?Photograph date

Dates: 1562?Building Date

Classfication: Photographs

Medium: albumen print

Current Site: Europe: Spain; Burgos

Measurement: Image: 9.8425 x 13.5827 in.; 25 x 34.5 cm

Subjects: King's Hospital, Burgos, Spain, Courtyards, Churches, Religious buildings, Stucco decorations, Reliefs, Escutcheons (Coats of arms), Inscriptions, Arcades, Arches, Portraits, Roofing tiles, Entrances

Provenance: Gift of Andrew Dickson White

Repository: Cornell University Library?A.D. White Photographs?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University