Lis House (Salamanca)
Lis House is a splendid and beautiful Modernist-style palace built on the old canvas of the enormous wall that borders Salamanca. Currently, it serves as the headquarters of the Museum of Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
The origin of this magnificent construction dates back to 1900, during the height of the Art Deco modernist movement. This fact captivated many citizens, among them Miguel de Lis, an important tannery industrialist from Salamanca who wanted to build a home based on New Art ideas. With the help of the famous architect Joaquín de Vargas, he devised a project for his residence.
The building presents innumerable Art Deco details, including two simple bodies on its north façade where decorative railings and a lofty wooden door with aquatic and floral motifs in relief were created. Its south façade has an impressive mix of modernity and classicism thanks to its iron and glass galleries and forked staircase.
Iron is one of the most used materials in Art Deco. Lis House has a great variety of details, both structural and decorative, such as the spandrels of the arches of its portico and the hardware of its bay windows.
In its central patio are lintel galleries that rest on a cast colonnade. In addition, modernist decoration is present in the continuous friezes and the stucco of the doors. There is also a representation of the fleur-de-lis—an obvious reference to the surname of the owner—made with hardware.
Other details of great beauty and appeal are its magnificent stained glass windows and the skylight, which provide an exuberant chromatic richness to the construction.
The origin of this magnificent construction dates back to 1900, during the height of the Art Deco modernist movement. This fact captivated many citizens, among them Miguel de Lis, an important tannery industrialist from Salamanca who wanted to build a home based on New Art ideas. With the help of the famous architect Joaquín de Vargas, he devised a project for his residence.
The building presents innumerable Art Deco details, including two simple bodies on its north façade where decorative railings and a lofty wooden door with aquatic and floral motifs in relief were created. Its south façade has an impressive mix of modernity and classicism thanks to its iron and glass galleries and forked staircase.
Iron is one of the most used materials in Art Deco. Lis House has a great variety of details, both structural and decorative, such as the spandrels of the arches of its portico and the hardware of its bay windows.
In its central patio are lintel galleries that rest on a cast colonnade. In addition, modernist decoration is present in the continuous friezes and the stucco of the doors. There is also a representation of the fleur-de-lis—an obvious reference to the surname of the owner—made with hardware.
Other details of great beauty and appeal are its magnificent stained glass windows and the skylight, which provide an exuberant chromatic richness to the construction.
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