Fountain of Palacio de Doña Leonor

Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.

Sidenote:
I want to thank Ham from London DP for helping me with a more thorough daily photo sidebar. He pointed out to me that there is a DailyPhoto link repository so I can keep an updated list of the DP on my sidebar. He also sent me a link to the DailyPhoto Forum where we can share ideas, tips or just plain answers for easier DP blogging. Thus, I have added a Daily Photo Tools to my sidebar where I have these links as well as DP map. I also added it the Random City for easy navigation to other Daily Photo Cities.

I also want to thank the 41 Daily Photo Cities who have link this site as of May 19th, 2006.

8 Responses to "Fountain of Palacio de Doña Leonor"

Pamela says:
May 20, 2006 at 1:34 pm
We have many of these buildings too in the Canary Islands. I love them. Those patios are so tranquil. The fact that many have been reconstructed, as this has, is also a wonderful testement to the fact that there are still some absolutely magnificent artists in carpentry living today.
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Felicia says:
May 20, 2006 at 5:11 pm
I love this architectural style. It is nice to be “inside” while being outside. Thanks for the DP advice too – I didn’t know about the repository – it is very helpful!!
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Lisi says:
May 21, 2006 at 10:17 am
that’s a beautiful place!
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luggi says:
May 21, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Wow! There’s a whole world behink the city blogs I wasn’t even aware of!
I love this kind of architecture. There are a few examples in L.A. and I’ve visited these kind of houses in Mexico. I’ve often dreamed of building a house like this (and being rich).
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rudygiron says:
May 22, 2006 at 8:42 am
Pamela, I imagine the Spaniards took this style everywhere they went. I am pretty sure we even find in Manila.
Felicia, now that you mentioned it, I think “inside out” would be better title for the photo.
Lisi, you city also has beautiful places. I am stalking you, I know where you’ve been lately. 😉
Luggi, I lived in LA for long time (well, Long Beach) and I did not see this type of architecture there. But, you have shown me places I did not know existed in LA. I wish I had seen more of LA then.
LA is on my mind often, I listen daily to KCRW from Santa Monica, KKJZ from Long Beach and Ry Cooder’s “Chávez Rabine” is one my favorite albums lately.
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Gail Kelly says:
February 18, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Could you please tell me how to contact the owners of this hotel. We are going to Antigua in March and would love to stay there. I can’t find a web site or email address. I would be happy to phone them from here to make the reservation. I would so appreciate your help if you could give me the phone number or email address for the Palacia de Dona Leonor.
Many thanks.
Gail
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Rodrigo Gereda says:
October 1, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Hello, we appreciate everybody that is interested in Palacio de Doña Leonor.
My Name is Rodrigo Gereda and I am the manager, the information you need is the following:
Web: palaciodeleonor.com Tel: (502) 7832-2281 E-mail: reservaciones@palaciodeleonor.com
We cordially invite you to take more pictures as the decorations inside of the Palacio, they have been renovated and upgraded…
If there is anything else let me know;
Rodrigo Gereda
director@hotelatitlan.com
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gdelory says:
May 27, 2010 at 12:50 pm
The pic is lovely…protection from midday sun. Similar architecture in the Canary Islands sounds fascinating. Thanks for the info.
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