This is the Casa de Guirola built in the 1860s by a once wealth family. The corner that has been torn away and replaced with sheet metal once held the statues of two eagles. People once referred to the house as the House of Eagles. It has a mysterious past.
One family member had, it was said, a room lined with silver coins. On the roof of the room was a symbol that resembled a goat. In that room beautiful maidens were offered as sacrifices. Many beautiful women, gossips claimed, were subjected to all kinds of sexual practices and then never again seen. Another family member used to walk around Santa Tecla, dressed all in black and accompanied by a dozen enormous black dogs that walked freely beside him. The dogs’ natural fangs had been removed and replaced with fangs of pure gold. In the House of the Eagles, during some exclusive parties, they served concoctions in which blood bats was mixed with fine European spirits. It was also said that some family members never grew old.
The legend is interesting but the fact is the family members were benefactors to the city donating the land for the Cafetalon, a lovely city park, as well as building an orphanage and a hospital for the poor.
Excerpted and edited from: http://www.elsalvador.com/articulo/editoriales/extrana-leyenda-una-familia-90409
Two things I love, the architecture of the old place and how nature is slowly reclaiming its territory, it makes for very haunting images. 😀
So true, Laurie. Cheers. I hope the garden is growing great and you’re cooking up a storm.
Thanks Chris!
I hope it’s only a legend!
I think so, though the woman I’m staying with told me many of these tales also. Cheers!
Tell her to write books. Then she’ll make money with her stories 😉
wow, what a history. I love that you can still see the beauty in the decay.
It is beautiful. Thanks Lois. Cheers
You really take great photos of architecture and I am so delighted to see this!! Thanks!👍👍👏👏
Thank you so much. I have some other interesting images from that morning for tomorrow. Cheers!
Looking forward tomorrow 😉
These have seen some living in their time! Great shots, Christopher – love the ambiance
Thank you. I made these early on a cloudy Sunday morning when few people were out. Cheers.
Whoa! What a horror story, Chris! And the pictures! Fantastico!!! 🙂 Absolutely love them 😀
Thank you so much Sarah. Cheers!
The building reminds me of Havana. I like the close up with the plants in the wall and the bit of garbage in the lower left,
It does have that Havana feel at times.
Thank you
Lovely tones and colour on these captures…
Thank you. I considered making these as BW but really liked the colors also. They are very subtle. Cheers!