Alejandro Sureda facts for kids
Alejandro Sureda (born in Palma de Mallorca in 1815, died in Madrid in 1889) was an important Spanish architect. He is known for helping to bring French building styles to important Spanish families.
Life of Alejandro Sureda
Alejandro Sureda was the son of Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol and Thérèse Louise de Sureda. He studied architecture in Paris, France, from 1836 to 1840 with a famous architect named Henri Labrouste.
After returning to Spain, he became a certified architect in 1850 through a famous art academy called the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. From 1851 to 1868, he worked as an important architect for the Spanish royal family. He lost this job because of a big political change in Spain known as the Glorious Revolution.
Sureda worked on several important projects:
- Between 1871 and 1873, he helped with the Teatro Apolo, a theater in Madrid.
- From 1874 to 1884, he was the main architect for redesigning the Museo del Prado. He made improvements inside the museum and helped organize the rooms for Flemish and Spanish art.
- Between 1857 and 1872, he led the restoration of the Castle of Belmonte in Cuenca. This project was for Empress Eugenia de Montijo. This restoration was very important because it was the first time in Spain that a building was restored using the ideas of a famous French restorer named Viollet le Duc.
In 1883, Alejandro Sureda started building a palace for a nobleman named Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa. This palace is now known as the museo Cerralbo. It was later recognized as a very important historical and artistic monument in 1962.
See also
In Spanish: Alejandro Sureda para niños
