Riquelme palace
The Riquelme palace is a 16th century monument
which is renaissance style. It is located in the city centre, in Plaza del Mercado
next to the Archaeological
Museum and the San Mateo Church.
The building was paid by the Riquelme family
during the medieval age with the aim of show to other noble families their
power. The building was built in the main square of Jerez after the city
conquest and was designed in a modern style in comparison with the medieval
architecture that existed in Jerez.
Currently, the palace is in rehabilitation
process. The palace was the main civil building when was built.
The facade was built in 1542 by Fernando
Álvarez and shows a big exterior front. It has two floors according with the
palaces style of the 15th century.
The main door has a sculptural ornamentation
with allusions to the classical mythology and some symbols. It has to highlight
the two reliefs of Hercules, below of these, it is represented to the left to
Hercules fighting against the Nemea Lion and, on the right, the Ueyanira
kidnapping by the Neso centaur.
The decoration is completed with a central
frieze in which are appeared a bust, the heraldic shield of the family and four
medallions which correspond to the emperor Constantine, the twins Romulus and
Remus, the king Nebuchadnezzar and Queen Camilla of the Aeneid.
It highlights also, the columns of the exterior
angles of the building which have Renaissance Corinthian capitals which
influence is due to the Genoese traders that came to Jerez.
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