Enrique Nieto (October 6, 1880 or 1883 – January 20, 1954) was a
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architect known for his
ModernismeSee also: ModernismModernisme also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was the Catalan equivalent to a number of fin-de-siècle art movements, such as Symbolism, Decadence and Art Nouveau / Jugendstil, from roughly 1888 to 1911...
style (not to be confused with modernism), which he continued to receive commissions to design even after it fell out of favor. He designed noted projects in
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
and
MelillaMelilla is an autonomous Spanish city located on the Mediterranean, on the north coast of North Africa. It was regarded as a part of Málaga province prior to 14 March 1995, when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed.Melilla was a free port before Spain joined the European Union. As of 2008 it...
. In 1939, he was appointed city architect of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. The modernisme style buildings in Melilla is the second largest concentration of such style outside of Barcelona.
Enrique Nieto studied under
Antoni GaudíAntoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet – in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish translation of his name, Antonio Gaudí...
and followed his style.
Nieto designed the main synagogue, Or Zaruah (or Holy Light) synagogue in 1924, the Central Mosque, and several buildings for the Catholic Church in Melilla.
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Enrique Nieto (October 6, 1880 or 1883 – January 20, 1954) was a
CatalanCatalonia is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain. The capital city is Barcelona.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,364,078. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the...
architect known for his
ModernismeSee also: ModernismModernisme also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was the Catalan equivalent to a number of fin-de-siècle art movements, such as Symbolism, Decadence and Art Nouveau / Jugendstil, from roughly 1888 to 1911...
style (not to be confused with modernism), which he continued to receive commissions to design even after it fell out of favor. He designed noted projects in
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
and
MelillaMelilla is an autonomous Spanish city located on the Mediterranean, on the north coast of North Africa. It was regarded as a part of Málaga province prior to 14 March 1995, when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed.Melilla was a free port before Spain joined the European Union. As of 2008 it...
. In 1939, he was appointed city architect of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. The modernisme style buildings in Melilla is the second largest concentration of such style outside of Barcelona.
Enrique Nieto studied under
Antoni GaudíAntoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet – in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish translation of his name, Antonio Gaudí...
and followed his style.
Places of worship
Nieto designed the main synagogue, Or Zaruah (or Holy Light) synagogue in 1924, the Central Mosque, and several buildings for the Catholic Church in Melilla.
Other buildings
Art NouveauArt Nouveau is an international movement and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century . The name 'Art nouveau' is French for 'new art'...
was the driving force of Melilla’s architecture during the first half of the 20th century. Brought to Melilla by Enrique Nieto, the style is deeply rooted in a city which was overcome with floral ornamentation. From that moment on, Melilla promoted a style that managed to take root and progress, changing all that had been built in the city before. Plants, flowers, animals and women’s faces filled the Art Nouveau façades, in which the brown and cream colour ranges brought out the ornaments. He is cited for receiving design inspiration from the noted Mezquita de Córdoba (Cordoba mosque).
His notable work also includes the La Reconquista and Palacio Municipal (later renamed Autonomous City Palace) in Plaza de Europa. Nieto designed the National Theatre and Cinema building in Melilla in the 1920s which has a more geometrical style than most modernisme designs.
He retired in 1949 and died of a heart attack five years later.
Selected 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 y 4 (1933-1935)
- Monumento a los Héroes de España (1941)