José López Sallaberry, en La Ilustración Financiera

José López Sallaberry (16 December 1858,

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

- 22 June 1927, Madrid) was a Spanish architect and

urbanist Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, which is the profession focusing on the physical design and m ...

who worked in the Neoplateresca style.Pedro Navascués Palacio, ''Arquitectura y Arquitectos madrileños del siglo XIX'', Instituto de Estudios Madrileños, 1973

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Life and work

He began his studies in 1875 at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid and obtained the title of Architect in 1881.Luis Sainz de los Terreros, ''La Construcción Moderna'', Nuevo académico de la de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, 1904

/ref> In 1888, he was put in charge of site preparation for what is now known as the

Cementerio de la Almudena The ''Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena'' ( en, Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery), former ''Necrópolis del Este'' (East cemetery) is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Madrid and one of the largest in Western Europe. The nu ...

. Among his most familiar buildings are the (1894) and two theaters; the and the , which display his eclecticism.Ángel Luis Fernández Muñoz, ''Arquitectura teatral en Madrid'',

Ayuntamiento de Madrid The City Council of Madrid ( es, Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain. The City Council is composed by three bodies; the Mayor of Madrid, Mayor who leads th ...

, El Avapiés, 1989 He was also responsible for th restoration of the façade of the , following a disastrous fire in 1915. The

Casino de Madrid The Casino de Madrid (Spanish: ''Casino de Madrid'') is currently located in Madrid, Spain on number 15 Calle de Alcalá. It was born as a social club in 1836, outside of politics and with the intention of being a place where its members could ...

and the Banco Hispano America have both been designated a '' Spanish Property of Cultural Interest''. After 1904, he was an Academician at the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (RABASF; ), located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. A public law corporation, it is integrated together with other Spanish royal acad ...

. In his role as an urban planner, his most notable work involved the initial layout of the Gran Vía; performed in collaboration with . This project kept him occupied from 1905 until his death. He also oversaw the transference of the to its present location. He was married to María Monasterio and they had three daughters. He died at his home on the Calle de la Montera and was interred at the

Saint Isidore Cemetery Saint Isidore Cemetery is a monumental cemetery in the Spanish capital Madrid. Its first courtyard was erected in 1811 and new expansions were added throughout the 19th Century. Its central courtyard, called “Patio de la Concepción” (Concepti ...

Selected projects

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez Sallaberry, Jose 1858 births 1927 deaths Spanish architects Spanish urban planners Architects from Madrid

Life and work

Selected projects

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