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OVERVIEW /

VISIÓN GENERAL

Avilés is a town in the Principality (Province) of Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality. It is located on an esturary that leads into the North Atlantic's Bay of Biscay.

Archaeological excavations have shown that the area was already settled in the upper paleolithic era.The existence of the town proper date is documented only in the early Middle Ages, although the name "Avilés" is thought to come from a local Roman landowner, Abilius.

The first well known document is an endowment of two churches by Asturias King Alfonso III, in 905. During the Middle Ages. It was one of the most important ports of the Biscay Bay, trading mainly with French ports.

The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than 140 metres. The city's population is approximately 90,000, living in an area of 26.81 km².

(Adated from Wikipedia.com)

Of note, the city has approximately 20 rainy days in the month of November. Temperatures hover around 14 degrees centigrade in the day, while the nights feel like 7 degrees centigrade. Or, as one online weather site states, “the winters are long, cold, wet and windy.” In addition, it is also partly cloudy year-round. In other words, do not blaim the photographer.

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PART 1: BLACK AND WHITE /

PARTE 1: BLANCO Y NEGRO

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PART 2: NIEMEYER CENTER /

PARTE 2: CENTRO NIEMEYER

The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center, Centro Niemeyer, is a cultural center complex designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012), one of the Modern Movement's most famous architects, perhaps best known for his work in desigining Brasilia, the new capitol of Brazil. See my blog posting for October 2014 at the link below for Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and San Paolo. Examples of Niemeyer's work actually appears in all three cities.

https://benjamicblogworldcities2014-2017.blogspot.com/2014/10/

(Photo by others.)

The Niemeyer Center is formed by five main elements that complement each other:

The open "square" is a large open outdoor space for cultural activities that reflects Niemeyer's idea of a place open to humankind. The sqaure is bisected by a covered walkway.
The auditorium (at the left) contains approximately 1000 seats for concerts, theatre, and conferences. It is unusual in that its seating does not distinguish between social classes. It includes the Club, a small space for concerts, and an exhibition room in the foyer.
The dome (upper right) is the exhibition building.
The tower (between the auditorium and the dome at the top) is for sight-seeing and includes a restaurant and cocktail lounge.
The multi-purpose building (flat-roofed, curved building at lower right) contains the film center, meeting-rooms, cafe, shop, and information kiosk.

(Adapted from Wikipedia.com)