Salamanca
Low angle view of Casa Lis, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the afternoon. Casa Lis, by architect, Joaquin Vargas, is an early 20th century, art nouveau style, palace commissioned by Miguel de Lis. It was renovated by Salamancan architects Javier Gomez Riesco and Francisco Morn, with stained glass by Catalan artist Juan Villaplana. In 1995 it opened as the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Dco and houses the collection of the Manuel Ramos Andrade Foundation. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada (The golden city) because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
