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Alberto de Palacio y Elissague (1856-1939) was a Spanish engineer and architect born in Sare (''Alberto de Palacio y Elissague''
, March 27, 2010 (Spanish) He studied architecture in Barcelona and completed his education in Paris, studying''Palaccio Elissague, Alberto del''
retrieved April 22, 2012 (Spanish) He was also a student & disciple of Gustave Eiffel.
Between 1890 and 1893, he worked, together with his brother Silvestre de Palacio (engineer), on his most important project, the transporter bridge (''" Puente Colgante"'') on the Nervion river, between Portugalete and Getxo ( Biscay), for which he gained international recognition. It was the first bridge of this kind ever built.
All his work is characterized for the search of the functionality and the innovation, where iron and glass play a noticeable role. He passed long seasons of work in Madrid where he:
* Participated in the construction of the ''Palace of Velázquez'' in the Retiro Park, together with architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, coordinator of the project, and the ceramicist Daniel Zuloaga (1881 and 1883).
* Participated in the construction of the ''Crystal Palace'' (inspired by the London one) in the same park, again with architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, coordinator of the project, and ceramicist Daniel Zuloaga (1887).
* Designed and built the new '' Madrid Atocha railway station'', in collaboration with the engineer Saint-James (1889-1892).
* Built the '' Osram factory'' (1914–1916).
Image:Palacio de Cristal - Parque del Buen Retiro.jpg, The Crystal Palace at Retiro.
Image:Palacio de Velazquez (Madrid) 01.jpg, Palace of Velázquez at Retiro.
Image:Atocha1613.JPG, Atocha Station.
Puente Colgante
Madrid works
1856 births 1939 deaths Spanish architects Structural engineers Spanish civil engineers People from Enkarterri People from Labourd French-Basque people 19th-century Spanish architects 20th-century Spanish architects Architects from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Polytechnic University of Catalonia alumni {{Spain-architect-stub
Alberto de Palacio y Elissague (1856-1939) was a Spanish engineer and architect born in Sare (Northern Basque Country
The French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( eu, Iparralde (), french: Pays basque, es, País Vasco francés) is a region lying on the west of the French department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Since 1 January 2017, it constitu ...
) and grown up in Gordexola
Gordexola is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain
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., March 27, 2010 (Spanish) He studied architecture in Barcelona and completed his education in Paris, studying
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, engineering, astronomy and medicine.Madrid Históricoretrieved April 22, 2012 (Spanish)
Works
Between 1890 and 1893, he worked, together with his brother Silvestre de Palacio (engineer), on his most important project, the transporter bridge (''" Puente Colgante"'') on the Nervion river, between Portugalete and Getxo ( Biscay), for which he gained international recognition. It was the first bridge of this kind ever built.
All his work is characterized for the search of the functionality and the innovation, where iron and glass play a noticeable role. He passed long seasons of work in Madrid where he:
* Participated in the construction of the ''Palace of Velázquez'' in the Retiro Park, together with architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, coordinator of the project, and the ceramicist Daniel Zuloaga (1881 and 1883).
* Participated in the construction of the ''Crystal Palace'' (inspired by the London one) in the same park, again with architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, coordinator of the project, and ceramicist Daniel Zuloaga (1887).
* Designed and built the new '' Madrid Atocha railway station'', in collaboration with the engineer Saint-James (1889-1892).
* Built the '' Osram factory'' (1914–1916).
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Puente Colgante
Madrid works
1856 births 1939 deaths Spanish architects Structural engineers Spanish civil engineers People from Enkarterri People from Labourd French-Basque people 19th-century Spanish architects 20th-century Spanish architects Architects from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Polytechnic University of Catalonia alumni {{Spain-architect-stub