The Alameda de Colón

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Architecture · Subcategory: Squares, streets & markets

The squares of San Francisco, Cairasco and Alameda de Colón were all recently refurbished with varying success. They hold their value for their links to monumental buildings as well as for providing the few open areas the city enjoys. On the western side of the Alameda de Colón, on calle Domingo Déniz, there are three buildings with great architectural relevance. 

The Casa Civerio Lezcano (nº 5) used to belong to the mayorazgo of the same name, and was rebuilt in the 18th century by Rusell family. It is rectangular in typical courtyard style on the second centreline. [...] The façade occupies two storeys and a mezzanine floor. The main door has a lintle and alfiz, as do the windows. The balconies on the mezzanine floor and top floor are open and latticed. Numbers 7 and 9, in the first half of the 19th century, also correspond to the courtyard outbuilding. Number 9 is oddly shaped, and still preserves part of the back garden. The façades are on two floors and are Neoclassical in style. They are symmetrical, with stonework recesses that make the main section stand out, with a latticed and corniced balcony. Number 7 has been done more ornately, its upper recesses have both curved and straight frontis -in the midldle- dominated by a flat perimetre over the stonework.

The monument to Cairasco de Figueroa is situated in the middle of the widened northern side of the square of the same name, and is circular in shape. It was projected by José López Echegarreta in 1867. The monument to Colón, to the north of the avenue, has a double piece sill, designed by Laureano Arroyo around 1892, over which there is a classic style column holding up the marble bust.

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