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Extract from the Nuevo Baztn Travel Guides:
Twenty kilometres southeast of Alcal, or 45km from Madrid,
NUEVO BAZTN
should appeal to anyone interested in architecture, planning or merely the unusual. It was designed and built in 1709-13 by Jos de Churriguera in response to a commission from the royal treasurer, who aimed to develop a local decorative arts industry. Today it's semi-deserted, though brash modern villas are being built nearby for well-heeled commuters to the capital. As a focus, Churriguera built a
palace
and
church
as a single architectural unit; the latter has a massive twin-towered facade and a central dome and
ret...
read the whole Nuevo Baztn Travel Guides...
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