Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó | |
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Born | 1812 |
Died | 1867 (aged 54–55) |
Other names | Francisco Daniel Molina |
Education | Escola de la Llotja, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Occupation | Architect |
Notable work | Royal Square (Barcelona) |
Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó ( Vic, 1812– Barcelona, 5 July 1867) was a Spanish architect. [1]
He was born in the city of Vic, Barcelona Province, in 1812. He completed his early studies at Escola de la Llotja, [note 1] an art and design school in Barcelona. [2] In 1843, he graduated from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando [note 2] in Madrid. [3] [4] And then, in 1850, he was elected fellow of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi. [note 3] [5]
In 1851, he designed the Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli [note 4] square in Barcelona. [6] The following year, he built the Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Misericòrdia [note 5] church in the municipality of Canet de Mar. [7]
Furthermore, in 1852, he was commissioned to design a monument to the memory of Minister of War Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós , Marquis of Campo Sagrado . The monument was completed in 1856 and it is known as the Font del Geni Català , [note 6] a historic fountain built in the neoclassical style and located in the Pla de Palau [note 7] square in Barcelona. [1] [8]
But Molina's most important project was that of the Royal Square in Barcelona (1848–1859). It is considered the traditional Spanish main square, with its Elizabethan-style façades and arcaded ground floor, in the same style as the façade of the Teatre Principal, [note 8] after his restoration following a fire in 1845. [1] [8]
He served as the council architect of Barcelona in 1855, [3] succeeding Josep Mas i Vila . He worked on the coat of arms on the pediment of the neo-Gothic façade of Barcelona City Hall, as well as the Saló de la Reina Regent, [note 9] [note 10] [9] which was finished in 1860. In 1865, influenced by The Cerdá Plan for Barcelona, he drafted an urban renewal plan for Sabadell, but it fell through. [10]
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Born | 1812 |
Died | 1867 (aged 54–55) |
Other names | Francisco Daniel Molina |
Education | Escola de la Llotja, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Occupation | Architect |
Notable work | Royal Square (Barcelona) |
Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó ( Vic, 1812– Barcelona, 5 July 1867) was a Spanish architect. [1]
He was born in the city of Vic, Barcelona Province, in 1812. He completed his early studies at Escola de la Llotja, [note 1] an art and design school in Barcelona. [2] In 1843, he graduated from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando [note 2] in Madrid. [3] [4] And then, in 1850, he was elected fellow of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi. [note 3] [5]
In 1851, he designed the Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli [note 4] square in Barcelona. [6] The following year, he built the Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Misericòrdia [note 5] church in the municipality of Canet de Mar. [7]
Furthermore, in 1852, he was commissioned to design a monument to the memory of Minister of War Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós , Marquis of Campo Sagrado . The monument was completed in 1856 and it is known as the Font del Geni Català , [note 6] a historic fountain built in the neoclassical style and located in the Pla de Palau [note 7] square in Barcelona. [1] [8]
But Molina's most important project was that of the Royal Square in Barcelona (1848–1859). It is considered the traditional Spanish main square, with its Elizabethan-style façades and arcaded ground floor, in the same style as the façade of the Teatre Principal, [note 8] after his restoration following a fire in 1845. [1] [8]
He served as the council architect of Barcelona in 1855, [3] succeeding Josep Mas i Vila . He worked on the coat of arms on the pediment of the neo-Gothic façade of Barcelona City Hall, as well as the Saló de la Reina Regent, [note 9] [note 10] [9] which was finished in 1860. In 1865, influenced by The Cerdá Plan for Barcelona, he drafted an urban renewal plan for Sabadell, but it fell through. [10]
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