House of Chains
The House of Chains (Spanish: Casa de las Cadenas ) is a 17th century palace in the town of Miranda de Ebro ( Burgos , Spain). It was the residence of the Counts of Berberana .
history
The mansion was built in 1580 or 1600 by the Gil Delgado family who later bore the title of Counts of Berberana. Here lived Napoleon Bonaparte and King Ferdinand VII. Of Spain, the 1828, the chains ( las Cadenas left) in memory of his stay. On August 16, 1837, the commander-in-chief of the Liberal Army, Rafael de Ceballos-Escalera , was murdered by insurgent soldiers in this property during the Carlist War .
description
The house is built on a rectangular floor plan and has a roof gable. It has a garden as is common in townhouses of that time.
The renaissance main facade, made of stone masonry, looks out symmetrically onto the Plaza de España. Heraldic forms are no longer recognizable in three badly damaged coats of arms.
The rear facade borders Calle de la Independencia and is part of a wing perpendicular to the front building that encompasses part of the garden. The building consists of three floors; the lower two are made of masonry, with ashlars in the corners and on the windows. The upper floor is made of bricks.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′ 59.1 ″ N , 2 ° 57 ′ 6.9 ″ W.