What is Hanging Houses of Cuenca?
{{coord|40|04|40|N|2|07|42|W|type:landmark_source:kolossus-eswiki|display=title}} [[File:Casacolgantecuenca.jpg|thumb|237px|{{center|The Casas Colgadas}}]] The '''''Casas Colgadas''''' ('''Hanging Houses'''), also known as '''''Casas Voladas''''', '''''Casas del Rey''''' is a complex of houses located in [[Cuenca, Spain]]. Houses of this kind were frequent along the eastern border of the ancient city in the past. They hang on the [[cliff]]s over the [[Huécar River]] [[gorge]].<ref>Kelly Lipscomb, ''Spain: Adventure Guide'' (Garsington: Windsor, 2005), p. 220</ref> Today there are only a few of the houses still there. The most well known is a group of three with wooden balconies. The houses date to the [[14th century]].<ref>Patricia Harris; David Lyon, ''Frommer's Spain'' (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2012), p. 186</ref> Through the years they have been [[refurbish]]ed a few times. The most recent took place during the 1920s. They have been used as individual homes. They have also been used as council houses. Now they are the host to a ''mesón'', a type of restaurant, and the [[Museo de Arte Abstracto Español]] (Spanish [[Abstract art|Abstract Art]] Museum), in Cuenca. The Casas Colgadas were one of 100 finalists for the [[12 Treasures of Spain]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sobreturismo.es/2007/11/27/lista-de-100-finalistas-de-nuestros-12-tesoros-de-espana/ |title=Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España |publisher=Sobreturismo.es |date=2007-11-27 |accessdate=2014-10-06}}</ref> [[File:Cuenca.jpg|thumb|720px|center|{{center|Panoramic view of the Hanging Houses}}]] {{-}} ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Puente de San Pablo 3.JPG|{{center|Puente de San Pablo}} File:Cuenca CasasColgadas1.jpg|{{center|Cuenca Casas Colgadas}} File:Cuenca - casas colgantes.JPG|{{center|Cuenca - Casas Colgantes at night}} File:Casas colgadas de Cuenca II.jpg|{{center|Casas Colgadas de Cuenca II}} File:Casas Colgadas, Cuenca, España.jpg|{{center|Casas Colgadas, Cuenca, España}} File:Casas Colgadas de Cuenca sobre el Puente de Sa