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A corrala is a type of housing found in old Madrid. Sometimes, it may be called a corridor house due to blocks having doors located on corridors. Usually, it is wooden and the units look at the central area, or a patio.
Most are found in dense and traditional neighborhoods and were built during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.[1]
Some of the blocks are even mentioned in books, like Fortunata y Jacinta. Other blocks can also be found in other Spanish cities, like Cádiz, Granada, Málaga, Seville, Valencia, Valladolid, etc. More cities include Vitoria and Santander and in various towns in Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha.[citation needed]
In South America, similar blocks are called Conventillos. Such examples include Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso,[2] Buenos Aires, and Montevideo.[3]
See also
edit- Casa di ringhiera, a similar type of building common in Northern Italy.
- Multi-family residential
References
edit- ^ Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio (23 September 2021). "La corrala de Tribulete". Es Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Como se vive en los conventillos de Valparaíso – Memoria Chilena: Portal". www.memoriachilena.gob.cl. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ ASALE, RAE-; RAE. "conventillo | Diccionario de la lengua española". «Diccionario de la lengua española» – Edición del Tricentenario (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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