Enrique Nieto y Nieto

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Enrique Nieto y Nieto (born October 6, 1883 in Barcelona , † January 20, 1954 in Melilla ) was a Spanish modernist architect .

He graduated from the Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona and worked with Antoni Gaudí at Casa Milá . In 1909 he moved to Melilla, where the majority of his buildings were built. Nieto's style changed over time towards Art Deco and Classicism . 1931–1949 he was the city architect of Melilla.

Works in Melilla

  • Casa Tortosa, 1914 .

  • Melilla City Council Building, 1948 .

  • Former La Reconquista department store, 1915 .

  • Main mosque 1945 .

List of works

  • C / García Cabrelles, 1 y 3 (1928)
  • C / General Prim, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20 (1909-1910)
  • Cine Nacional (1929)
  • Avenida Juan Carlos I, 1 (1915-1916)
  • Edificio "La Reconquista", Plaza Menéndez Pelayo, s / n (1915)
  • Edificio "El Acueducto", c / Reyes Católicos, 2 (1928)
  • Casa de Tortosa o antiguo Economato Militar (1914)
  • Casino Militar (1932)
  • Sinagoga Yamín Benarroch, c / López Moreno (1924)
  • C / López Moreno, 2, 14 y 20 (1924, 1923 y 1928)
  • Palacio de la Asamblea (1933-1948)
  • Edificio de "El Telegrama del Rif" (1912)
  • Cámara de Comercio, c / Cervantes, 7 (1913)
  • Mezquita Central (1945)
  • Avenida de la Democracia, 8
  • Mercado del Real (1932)
  • C / Cardenal Cisneros, 2 (1935)
  • C / Cándido Lobera, 2 and 4 (1933–1935)
  • Monumento a los Heroes de España (1941)

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personal data
SURNAME Nieto y Nieto, Enrique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish architect of modernismo
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1954
Place of death Melilla