This list of missing landmarks in Spain includes remarkable buildings, castles, royal palaces, medieval towers, city gates and other noteworthy structures that no longer exist in Spain, or have been partially destroyed. It does not include walls of cities. City gates are included.
There are hundreds of ruins of destroyed landmarks all over Spain, although there are many famous structures standing. Many of these destroyed monuments could be important examples of cultures passed, of that cities today.
The following is an incomplete list.
List (by city and then alphabetical order)
[edit]Buildings
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Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares | Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid | Mudéjar, Herrerian | 1209 | 1939, during the Spanish Civil War | Partially survives |
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Puente Colgado | Aranjuez, Community of Madrid | Classicist | 1820s | during the Francoist period | Demolished |
Balneario da Toxa | Island of A Toxa, Galicia | Galician Regionalist of the time | 1907 | 1945, during the Francoist period | Almost complete refurbishment | |
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Avinguda de la Llum | Barcelona, Catalonia | Modern | 1940 | 1992, during the modern government and autonomies | Partially survives |
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Casa Trinxet | Barcelona, Catalonia | Modernisme | 1904 | 1968, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Hotel Internacional | Barcelona, Catalonia | Modernisme | 1888 | 1889, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Palace of the Viceroy | Barcelona, Catalonia | Baroque, Neoclassical, Gothic-Revival | 1668 | 1875, by a fire during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Tower of Saint John | Barcelona, Catalonia | 1249, rebuilt in 1751 | 1868, during the dictatorship of general Juan Prim[1] | Demolished | |
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Tibidabo International Casino | Barcelona, Catalonia | Modernisme | 1909 | 1912, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
Former Banco de Vizcaya Building | Bilbao, Basque Country | Eclectic | ? | 1968, during the Francoist period | Demolished | |
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Castle of Burgos | Burgos, Castile and León | Visigothic, Moorish, Christian | ? | 1813, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Ruins survive |
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Church of San Pedro Mártir | Calatayud, Aragon | Mudéjar | 1368 | 1856, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Templar church of Saint Mary | Ceinos de Campos, Castile and León | Romanesque | 12th century | late 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Some elements survives and some adorn the town's houses |
Alcázar of the Caliphs | Córdoba, Andalusia | Moorish | ?, 8th century | 14th century, after the Castilian taking of the city | Part of its structure survives | |
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Cuenca Cathedral façade and tower | Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha | Romanesque, Anglo and French Norman Gothic | 1257 | 1902, collapsed | The main facade was reconstructed in gothic revival style by Vicente Lampérez, but remains unfinished |
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Gate of the Ears | Granada, Andalusia | Moorish | 12th century | 1884, during the Spanish confiscation period and the ensanches/eixamples | A smaller arc from the accumulated original remains of the Gate of the Ears it survives. |
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Buen Retiro Palace | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Herrerian | 1640 | 1808, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Partially survives |
Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory | Madrid, Community of Madrid | 1760 | 1812, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Many porcelains manufactured by the factory survives | ||
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Casa del Tesoro | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Christian | 16th century | 19th century, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Demolished |
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Church of San Salvador | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Romanesque, Herrerian | 12th century | 1868, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Church of Santa Cruz | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Romanesque | 13th century | 1868, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Churches of the Buen Suceso | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1611, 1868 | 1854, 1975, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period and during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Convent of the Calced Carmel | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Christian | 1575 | late 19th century, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Its parish church survives |
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Convent of Copacabana | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1620 | 1837, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
Convent of the Nativity and Saint Joseph | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1700 | 1836, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished | |
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Convent of San Felipe el Real | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1547 | 1838, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Convent of San Norberto | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1611 | 1811, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Demolished |
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Convent of Santo Tomás | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1656 | 1872, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Gate of Atocha | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neoclassical | 1769 | 1850, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Gothic-Mudéjar church of Humanejos | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Gothic, Mudéjar | 14th century | 19th century, 1980, during the Spanish confiscation period and the modern government and autonomies | Demolished |
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Fiesta Alegre fronton | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque Revival | 1892 | 1965, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Hotel Florida | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Ecleptic | 1924 | 1964, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1606 | 1836, during the Spanish confiscation period | Partially survives |
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Palace of the Marquis of Alcañices | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Herrerian | 17th century | 1883, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Palace of Indo | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Renaissance | 1866 | 1904, during the Spanish confiscation period | Gardens partially survives |
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Palace of La Moncloa before the Spanish Civil War | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neoclassical | 1781 | 1940s, during the Spanish Civil War and during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Palace of Xifré | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Moorish Revival | 1862 | 1950, during the Francoist period | Elements survives |
Palace of the Duke of Arión | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Renaissance | 19th century | 1960s, during the Francoist period | Demolished | |
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Palace of the Duke of Úceda in Plaza de Colón | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Baroque | 1864 | 1964, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Palaces of the Marquis of Casa Riera | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Renaissance | early 19th century, 1894 | 1893, 1916, both during the Spanish confiscation period | Part of the gardens survives |
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Palace of the Marquis of Portugalete | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Renaissance | 1860s | 1945, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Royal Alcázar of Madrid | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Moorish, Herrerian | 9th century | Christmas Eve 1734, a fire started in the chamber of the French artist Jean Ranc, during the kingdom of the first Bourbon | Part of the painting collection of its interior survives |
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Former Royal Armoury of Madrid | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Christian | 1565 | 1884, during the Spanish confiscation period | Much of its armoury collection survives |
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Tower of la Parada | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Herrerian | 1549 | 1714, by a fire caused by Austrian troops during the War of the Spanish Succession | Ruins survives |
Windsor Tower | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Skyscraper | 1975 | 2005 | Burnt and replaced with Torre Titania | |
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Casas Consistoriales on Plaza de la Constitución | Málaga, Andalusia | Renaissance | ? | late 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Palace of the Orchards of the Bombs | Murcia, Region of Murcia | Baroque | late 17th century | 1960s, during the Francoist period | Complete portal survives |
Edificio Castromil | Santiago de Compostela, Galicia | Galician Regionalist of the time | 1926 | 1975, during the Francoist period | Demolished | |
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Castle Alcázar of Segorbe | Segorbe, Valencian Community | Moorish, Christian | ? | 1714, during the kingdom of the first Bourbon | Ruins survives |
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Roman aqueduct Caños de Carmona | From Carmona to Seville, Andalusia | Roman, Moorish | 1st century BC | 1912, during the Spanish confiscation period | Three sections in Seville survives |
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Castle of San Jorge | Seville, Andalusia | Visigothic, Moorish, Christian | ¿? | 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Ruins of all sections survives |
Gran Café de París | Seville, Andalusia | Modernisme | 1906 | 1950s, during the Francoist period | Demolished | |
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Institute of Hygiene of the Doctor Murga | Seville, Andalusia | Neoclassical | 1907 | 1958, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Palace of Sánchez Dalp | Seville, Andalusia | Andalusian Regionalist of the time | early 20th century | 1960s, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Palace of the Marquis of Palomares | Seville, Andalusia | Andalusian Regionalist of the time | mid-19th century | 1965, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Gate of San Fernando | Seville, Andalusia | Visigothic, Moorish, Christian | 1760 | 1868, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Gates of Triana | Seville, Andalusia | Moorish, Christian | 1588 | 1868, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Ruins in different locations survives |
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Gate Real | Seville, Andalusia | Possibly Roman, Moorish, Christian | ? | 1862, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Remains survives |
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Triumphal arches for the arrival of Isabel II to Seville | Seville, Andalusia | Neo-Renaissance | 1862 | During the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
Patriarch's Castle | Tarragona, Catalonia | Christian | 13th century | 1813, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Demolished | |
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Bridge of the Exposición Regional Valenciana 1909 | Valencia, Valencian Community | Modernisme, Art Deco | 1909 | 1957, in a flood during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Casa de la Ciutat | Valencia, Valencian Community | Valencian Gothic | 1302 | 1860, during the Spanish confiscation period | Many sections survives scattered |
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Del Real Royal Palace | Valencia, Valencian Community | Moorish, Valencian Gothic | 11th century | 1810, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Remains survives |
Modernisme square of the City Hall of Valencia | Valencia, Valencian Community | Modernisme | 1931 | 1950s, during the Francoist period | Demolished | |
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Palace of the Countess of Ripalda | Valencia, Valencian Community | Eclectic | 1891 | 1967, during the Francoist period | Demolished |
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Gate Nou | Valencia, Valencian Community | Christian | 1474 | 1865, during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Gate del Campo | Valladolid, Castile and León | Baroque, Neoclassical | early 14th century | 1864, during the Spanish confiscation period | A Michael Archangel's sculpture placed on it survives |
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Palace of la Ribera | Valladolid, Castile and León | Herrerian | 1605 | 1761, during the Early Bourbons period | Ruins and elements survives |
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Upper bodies of the Benedictine church of San Benito el Real | Valladolid, Castile and León | Gothic, Renaissance | 1515 | 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | This church survives but its upper two bodies were lopped |
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Convent of Saint Francis | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country | Gothic | 1214 | 1930, during the Spanish confiscation period | Remains and elements survives |
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Portals of Vitoria-Gasteiz | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country | Christian | ? | 1856, during the Spanish confiscation period and the ensanches/eixamples | Demolished |
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Second tower of the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country | Christian | ? | Second half of 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Its clock was placed in the higher other tower of the plaza |
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Convent of Saint Joseph of Discalced Carmel | Zaragoza, Aragon | Christian | 1594 | 1970s, during the modern government and autonomies | Remains survives |
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Abbey of Santa Engracia | Zaragoza, Aragon | Visigothic, Gothic, Renaissance | 392 AC | 1808, during the Napoleonic French invasion | Remains survives |
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Convent of Saint Francis | Zaragoza, Aragon | Mudéjar | 1357 | 1809, 19th century, during the Napoleonic French invasion and Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Leaning Tower of Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Aragon | Mudéjar | 1504 | 1892, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
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Puerta de Toledo | Zaragoza, Aragon | Roman, Christian | ? | 1842, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
Forts and batteries
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Battery of San Antonio | Algeciras, Andalusia | 1743 | 19th century, early 20th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished | |
Fort of El Rodeo | Algeciras, Andalusia | 1730s | 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | ? | ||
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Fort of Punta Carnero | Between Algeciras and Tarifa, Andalusia | 1730 | 1810, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Ruins survives | |
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Fort of San García | Algeciras, Andalusia | 1730s | 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Large ruins survives | |
Fort of Santiago | Algeciras, Andalusia | 1716 | 2001, during the modern government and autonomies | Ruins survives | ||
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Fort of El Tolmo | La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia | 1741 | 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Large ruins survives | |
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Battery of la Atunara | La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia | 1735 | 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Demolished | |
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Lines and Forts of Contravallation of Gibraltar | Northern part of the isthmus linking Spain with Gibraltar, Andalusia | 1730 | 1810, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Ruins survives | |
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Fort of Punta Mala | San Roque, Andalusia | 1735 | 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period | Demolished |
Fountains and memorials
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Fountain of the Abundance | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Herrerian, Baroque | 1617 | 19th century, during the Spanish confiscation period | Many architectural elements were integrated into an existing fountain, other sections survived |
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Fountain of La Mariblanca (Puerta del Sol) | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1727 | 1838, during the Spanish confiscation period | An element survived |
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Fountain of the Harpies | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Baroque | 1625 | 1720s, during the kingdom of the first Bourbon | An element survived |
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Former Monument to victims of the attack against Alfonso XIII | Madrid, Community of Madrid | Neo-Renaissance | 1908 | 1930s, during the Second Spanish Republic | Elements survived |
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Light fountain of the Valencian Regional Exhibition | Valencia, Valencian Community | Art Nouveau | 1909 | 1910s, during the Spanish confiscation period | Demolished |
See also
[edit]- Project of Filippo Juvarra for the Royal Palace of Madrid
- Spanish confiscation
- List of submerged places in Spain
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