Neo-Mudéjar Facts for Kids

Neo-Mudéjar is a cool building style that looks a bit like old Moorish buildings. You can find it mostly in Spain and Portugal, and a little bit in Latin America. It's a 'revival' style, meaning it brought back ideas from an older style called Mudéjar.

This style became popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It started in Spanish cities like Madrid and Barcelona. Soon, it spread across Spain and Portugal. Neo-Mudéjar buildings often have special features. Look for 'horseshoe arches' (arches shaped like a horseshoe), colorful tiles with fancy patterns, and cool designs made from bricks on the outside walls.

History of the Style
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History of the Style

The Aguirre School (now the Casa Árabe)

Some of the first Neo-Mudéjar buildings were the Aguirre School in Madrid. It was designed by Rodríguez Ayuso. Another early example was the old bullring in Madrid, built in 1874. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet also designed the Casa Vicens in this style.

The Neo-Mudéjar style became very popular for building bullrings. You can find them all over Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries. In Madrid, it was a very common style for many buildings. This included public buildings like the Aguirre School and the famous Las Ventas bullring. It was also used for many homes. Architects liked using cheap materials, especially brick, for the outside walls. This made it a popular choice for new neighborhoods.

Sometimes, Neo-Mudéjar was mixed with another style called Neo-Gothic. Architects like Francisco de Cubas and Francisco Jareño did this.

After a big event called the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 in Seville, a new kind of Neo-Mudéjar appeared. It was called Andalusian Architectural Regionalism. Buildings like the Plaza de España in Seville show this new style. It mixed traditional Andalusian building ideas with Mudéjar features.