Wit Ventures: Spanish Architecture in Kansas City?

Sunday, 19 June 2016

Spanish Architecture in Kansas City?

(From Atlas Obscura.)

Most people probably don’t associate Missouri, let alone Kansas City, with Spanish architecture. But one of the city’s most iconic landmarks looks to mimic just that.
Built by local real estate developer JC Nichols, Country Club Plaza opened during the height of the
Roaring Twenties with a distinct theme: Seville, Spain.

Named for the surrounding Country Club neighborhood, most know it simply as The Plaza, and the buildings have remained almost unchanged since opening in 1923. In addition to the architecture, there are more than 30 statues, murals, and tile mosaics that add to the Spanish flavor, and the blocks are anchored by several major architectural reproductions like the Cathedral of Seville, and even San Francisco’s Path of Gold Streetlights.

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