The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) illuminated by electric light, Madrid, Spain, 1878. Creators: Arturo Carretero y Sánchez, Josep Lluís Pellicer Feñé.
/3076944.jpg "The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) illuminated by electric light, Madrid, Spain, 1878. Creators: Arturo Carretero y Sánchez, Josep Lluís Pellicer Feñé.")
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The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) illuminated by electric light, Madrid, Spain, 1878. To celebrate the wedding of King Alfonso XII to María de las Mercedes, the city's first electric lights were inaugurated on 23 January 1878. Street lamps with electric arcs illuminated the street at the same time gas lighting was in use. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana" (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878.
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Creator
- Arturo Carretero y Sánchez, attributed to: Spanish: Artist, printmaker, engraver
- Josep Lluís Pellicer Feñé, attributed to: Spanish, Catalan: Artist, painter, illustrator, cartoonist
People Related
- Abelardo de Carlos y Almansa: Spanish: Writer, editor, journalist
- Alfonso XII: Spanish: King of Spain
- Mercedes of Orleans: Spanish: Queen of Spain
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4488x3152
File Size : 41,444kb
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- LTL1038367.jpg
- LTL1038367
- 1190002428
- 3-076-944
- 3076944
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