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La Terraza

Sada, Coruña, A Coruña

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La Terraza

Monument · Sada, Coruña, A Coruña

A Terraza is a Modernist pavilion of wood, wrought iron and glass, begun in 1912 to a design by the architect Antonio de Mesa and erected in the Méndez Núñez Gardens of A Coruña, in the El Relleno area, replacing the old kiosks of the port; it opened to the public on 1 July 1922. Moved by sea piece by piece to its present site on the Sada seafront around 1920, it was set on a semi-basement intended as a storeroom, to which a rear section with kitchens and services was added. In floral style, with a profusion of organic ornamental elements, a first attempt to declare it a Monument in 1975 failed to go ahead owing to the cost of its restoration; a new application in 2018 culminated in its declaration as Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2020.

Photo: Xoacas (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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