Castillo Douglas Explained

Castillo Douglas
Alternate Names:Castillo Ortega
Douglas Castle
Building Type:House
Address:Vázquez del Mercado
Location City:Aguascalientes
Location Country:Mexico
Namesake:John Douglas
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Client:Edmundo Ortega Douglas
Architect:Federico Mariscal
Main Contractor:J. Refugio Reyes Rivas
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Castillo Ortega-Douglas (English: '''Ortega-Douglas Castle'''), also known as Castillo Douglas, is a castle-like house in central Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Designed by and supervised by J. Refugio Reyes Rivas, it was built for Edmundo Ortega Douglas, whose maternal grandfather, John Douglas (1849–1918), had emigrated to Mexico from Scotland.[1] The house is notable for having the features of a medieval castle, including a moat, a drawbridge, battlements, turrets, and a stained glass window.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bonilla Chávez. Aaron Alexis. Un Castillo que se hizo por amor. 22 January 2017. Fuerza Aguascalientes. 30 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112100/https://www.fuerzaaguascalientes.com/single-post/2016/09/30/Un-Castillo-que-se-hizo-por-amor. 2 February 2017. dead.