MovieMaps

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Alaska Daily #101–105

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Popular Locations Wednesday

Madrid’s Plaza de las Comendadoras

Plaza de las Comendadoras is named for the Convento de las Comendadoras de Santiago that sits upon it dating back to the 18th century.

The plaza can be seen above in In from the Cold and Parallel Mothers.

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Barcelona’s Hotel El Palace

The Palace Hotel was designed by Eduard Ferrès for César Ritz and opened in 1919, a year after the death of the famous hotelier. During the Spanish Civil War the hotel was captured and renamed the Hotel Gastronómico N.º1 in an attempt to socialize the hotel industry. It was recaptured in 1937 and for a time turned into government offices before being returned to its original purpose.

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Almería’s Fuerte El Condor

Constructed in 1970 as one of the primary locations of the film El Condor, very little of this once grand film set remain after half a century of neglect.

The set can be seen above in El Condor and Conan the Barbarian.

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Spain’s Castell de Godmar

Godmar Castle is a fortified farmhouse dating back to at least the 11th century, with Romanesque designs from the 12th century with extensive Gothic modifications in the 15th century.

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Spain’s Cortijo del Fraile

The Farmhouse of the Friar is a stone farmhouse constructed in the 18th century by Dominican friars. It consisted of an oratory, bell tower, crypt, ovens, stables, and more surrounding a central courtyard.

The farmhouse can be seen above in For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Ace High.

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Barcelona Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia is a Gothic cathedral which began construction in 1298 and was mostly completed in 1420, though the façade and central tower weren't finished until 1913.

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Madrid’s Palace of Linares

The Palace of the Marquis of Linares was designed by Carlos Colubí, Adolf Ombrecht, and Manuel Aníbal Álvarez in 1877. The palace went disused after the Spanish Civil War but was eventually restored in 1992 when it became the headquarters for Casa de América.