Casa de los Leones

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Lora del Río. Fachada de la Casa de los Leones con una pareja haciendo una foto

The Casa de los Leones, owned by Ildefonso Montalvo Aguilar, was built in 1765. Except for the entrance, the brick façade preserves the sgraffito that simulates a boxed basketweave brickwork. The stone entrance is framed by superposed, encased Ionic pilasters supported by a bulbous base.

In addition to the entrance, the façade has six windows. On the ground floor, the windows covered with tiles. The first floor has two small windows and a balcony distributed asymmetrically. The building also has a large viewpoint. On two its sides, it has double windows with semi-circular arch heads supported by brick columns.

The main façade has a large stone entrance of high technical quality. The lintel of the door is decorated with short, thick columns that were fashionable in the eighteenth century. There date of the building work -1765- is also engraved here. Both ends of the lintel have a decorative vase. Two rampant lions on the typanum hold the shield of a noble family. The crest is the crown of the marquis. The quarterings show the arms of several families combined. In the northeast corner of the façade is a viewpoint. Two sides have two double openings with semi-circular arch heads supported by brick columns.

This building was initially built as a farmhouse; hence, the pens and stables are in the area that leads to the garden courtyard. There are also a few stone basins.

The building is currently being renovated.

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Farmhouse

Ildefonso Montalvo Aguilar