Casa del Pavo explained

Casa del Pavo
Native Name:	Casa del Pavo
Native Language:	es
Location:	15, Sant Nicolau St. Alcoy (Alicante), Valencian Community, Spain
Built:	1909
Architect:	Vicente Pascual Pastor
Architecture:	Valencian Art Nouveau
Designation1:	Spain
Designation1 Type:	Non-movable
Designation1 Criteria:	Monument

The Casa del Pavo (Peacock House) is a private building at 15 Sant Nicolau Street, in the city center of Alcoy (Alicante), Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Art Nouveau in Alcoy.^[1]

Building

The building was designed by the Valencian architect Vicente Pascual Pastor in 1909. It is a clear example of Valencian Art Nouveau architecture of the early twentieth century. The is named for the iron sculptures of peacocks that flank the main door.

It is a private residential building of five floors, in whose back part was located the study of the painter Fernando Cabrera Cantó, who collaborated with the architect Vicente Pascual Pastor in the ornamentation and decoration of the building.^[2]

Bibliography

• Doménech Romá, Jorge (2010). Modernismo en Alcoy, su contexto histórico y los oficios artesanales. Editorial Aguaclara. pp. 367–390. .
• Jaén i Urban, Gaspar (1999). Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos de Alicante, ed. Guía de arquitectura de la provincia de Alicante. p. 14. .
• Colomer Sendra, Vicente (2002). Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de la Comunidad Valenciana, ed. Registro de Arquitectura del Siglo XX en la Comunidad Valenciana (en castellano/valenciano). p. 719. .

See also

• Art Nouveau in Alcoy

External links

• Casa del Pavo in Alcoy Tourism

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Notes and References

1. Doménech Romá, Jorge (2010). Modernismo en Alcoy, su contexto histórico y los oficios artesanales. Editorial Aguaclara. p. 367-390. .
2. Doménech Romá, Jorge (2010). Modernismo en Alcoy, su contexto histórico y los oficios artesanales. Editorial Aguaclara. pp. 367–390. .