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Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó

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Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó
Born1812 (1812)
Died1867 (aged 54–55)
Other namesFrancisco Daniel Molina
EducationEscola de la Llotja, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
OccupationArchitect
Notable workRoyal Square (Barcelona)

Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó (Vic, 1812–Barcelona, 5 July 1867) was a Spanish architect.[1]

Biography

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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]

Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli

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 [ca][note 5] church in the municipality of Canet de Mar.[7]

Santuari de la Misericòrdia de Canet de Mar

Furthermore, in 1852, he was commissioned to design a monument to the memory of Minister of War Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós [es], Marquis of Campo Sagrado [es]. The monument was completed in 1856 and it is known as the Font del Geni Català [ca],[note 6] a historic fountain built in the neoclassical style and located in the Pla de Palau [es][note 7] square in Barcelona.[1][8]

Font del Geni Català

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]

Royal Square in Barcelona
Teatre Principal
Barcelona City Hall

He served as the council architect of Barcelona in 1855,[3] succeeding Josep Mas i Vila [ca]. 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]

Notes

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  1. ^ English: Llotja School
  2. ^ English: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
  3. ^ English: Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George
  4. ^ English: Duke of Medinaceli Square
  5. ^ English: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy
  6. ^ English: Fountain of the Catalan Spirit
  7. ^ English: Palace Square
  8. ^ English: Main Theater
  9. ^ English: Hall of the Queen Regent
  10. ^ In September 2016, the name was changed to Carles Pi i Sunyer Hall, in honor of Carles Pi i Sunyer [es], who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Economy in 1933, under the administration of Diego Martínez Barrio.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Antigüedad del Castillo-Olivares, Nieto Alcaide & Martínez Pino 2015, p. 93.
  3. ^ a b García Melero 2002, p. 90.
  4. ^ Carrera Pujal 1957, p. 139.
  5. ^ Gras & Freixa 2016.
  6. ^ Balaguer 1888, pp. 472–473.
  7. ^ Alcalde Vilà 2011, pp. 23–26.
  8. ^ a b "Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "El salón de plenos de Barcelona cambia el nombre de Reina Regent a Carles Pi i Sunyer". Europa Press (in Spanish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ de Solà-Morales i Rubió 1997, p. 131.

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