List of destroyed landmarks in Spain: Difference between revisions

This list of missing landmarks in Spain includes remarkable buildings, castles, royal palaces, medieval towers, medieval walls and other remarkable built structures that no longer exist in Spain, also incldng in this article those that partially are still standing.

Existed hundred destroyed landmarks that were all over Spain, although still standing much wonders, many of these monuments could well be world heritage sites or be a proofs of the history of its cities in today. For a more complete list see the Category:Destroyed landmarks in Spain.

List (by alphabetical order)

Image	Name	Location	Architectural style/era	Date of construction	Date of demolition / rebuilt	Status	Notes
File:Recreation of Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá before the 1939 fire.jpg	Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares	Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid	Mudéjar, Herrerian	1209	1939, during the Spanish Civil War	Partially survived	It is the place where was performed the first meeting between the Catholic Monarchs and Christopher Columbus. It was barracks of tanks and ammunitions, both during and after the Spanish Civil War, when, for the failure to prevent flammable materials that were there there was a big fire. It was not the first suffered in its long history, but one of the most voracious, because it destroyed much of the buildings, however some survived
File:Old Spa Gran Hotel La Toja in 1907.jpg	Balneario da Toxa	Island of A Toxa, Galicia	Galician Regionalist of the time	1907	1945, during the Francoist period	Almost complete refurbishment	Suffered a restoration, a almost complete refurbishment, although survives various sections or elements inside the modern building
	Avinguda de la Llum	Barcelona, Catalonia	Modern	1940	1992, during the modern government and autonomies	Partially survived	It was the first underground mall of its kind to open in Europe. It was partially demolished for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Now survives sections in a underground stage of a Sephora store
	Casa Trinxet	Barcelona, Catalonia	Modernisme	1904	1968, during the Francoist period	Demolished	It was demolished despite attempts by artists and intellectuals to save it for conversion into a museum of Modernisme
	Castle of Burgos	Burgos, Castile and León	Visigothic, Moorish, Christian		1813, during the Napoleonic invasion	Ruins survived	It was a castle and alcázar, being inhabited by some Castilian kings. During the Napoleonic invasion the French soldiers transformated significanttly the castle, and then Frenchs without any apparent justification exploded the castle, more than two hundred French soldiers died in the blast, and a church also destroyed, that shakes the entire population
	Church of San Pedro Mártir	Calatayud, Aragon	Mudéjar	1368	1856, during the Spanish confiscation period	demolished	After of its confiscation and its use as barracks, was demolished on the pretext that blocked traffic on the road proceedings of Madrid
	Buen Retiro Palace	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Herrerian	1640	1808, during the Napoleonic invasion	Partially survived	It was for periods Royal residence. During the Napoleonic invasion the French troops stationed in Madrid used the palace and its annexes as barracks. Powder kegs were stored in the gardens and a bunker was built for them, causing irreparable damage, although survives the Hall of the Kingdoms; the Casón del Buen Retiro being now an annex of the Museo del Prado; and the gardens that forms the Retiro Park
	Casa del Tesoro	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Christian	16th century	19th century, during the Napoleonic invasion	Demolished	It was demolished by Joseph Bonaparte (brother of Napoleon) and today in its place is the Plaza de Oriente
	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	The first church was also an hospital built by Juan de Herrera and ordered to built by Philip II of Spain. Due to the reform of the Puerta del Sol was demolished. Of this building remained a columns that were brought to the Casa de Bruguera, The Clock it wore the façade is the Clock of the Puerta del Sol; The second church it were given new tasks, such as the public and free consultation and cure and the relief in accidents on public roads, while assuming additional functions such as the special hospital for diseases of children and sick Home of Health for sick pensioners. In 1942, this second church it removed the hospital services, which become covered by the Directorate General of Health of the Army of the Air. It was demolished that then maybe threatens ruin
	Convent of Copacabana	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque	1620	1837, during the Spanish confiscation period	Demolished	It housed the image of the patron saint of Peru brought in 1662. In 1837 the monks were expelled and the convent disentailed during the Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal. It was the own Mendizábal who bought it at auction. Shortly after was shot down
	Convent of San Felipe el Real	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque	1547	1838, during the Spanish confiscation period	Demolished	It was a convent of Augustinian monks built by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, also it had a steps around the building which served as talking shop. It suffered a fire in 1718 and the whole complex was very mistreated during Napoleonic invasion. After the confiscation of Mendizábal, was demolished in 1838 to widen the Calle Mayor and, instead, was built the first apartment building in the city, the Casa Cordero
	Convent of San Norberto	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque	1611	1811, during the Napoleonic invasion	Demolished	It was victim of the king Joseph Bonaparte (brother of Napoleon) who it modified and and then he demolished it
	Convent of San Norberto	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque	1656	1872, during the Spanish confiscation period	Demolished	It was a Dominican convent made by the Churriguera family supported by the Count-Duke of Olivares. Also it had, in 19th century, a café shop established on the ground floor of the convent. Church and convent were secularized and confiscated in 1836, going to have many uses, from administrative center to headquarters Milicia Nacional. The complex entirely disappeared three years after suffering a strong fire
	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	It is also possible that it was built on a previous also Christian temple. The church became a meeting point for the many travelers passing. This accelerated its deterioration, although it is conceivable that was the subject of intense looting. Was finally completely demolished in the 1980s for rose the today Autovía A-42
	Fiesta Alegre fronton	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque Revival	1892	1965, during the Francoist period	Demolished	Fistly it was a Basque pelota court, and later was a Basketball court hosting the Real Madrid Baloncesto
	Hotel Florida	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Ecleptic	1924	1964, during the Francoist period	Demolished	It was a marble hotel. Figures as Ernest Hemingway, Mijaíl Koltsov, John Dos Passos, Geoffrey Cox, Henry Buckley, Ksawery Pruszyński, Wiadomosci Literackie, O. D. Gallagher and Herbert L. Matthew stayed at it during the Spanish Civil War where wrote important plays and articles
	Noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Baroque	1606	1964, during the Spanish confiscation period	Partially survived	The Jesuits were finally expelled of this church by the confiscations of Mendizábal. After being used as a barracks for military engineers, in 1843 the building became house the Complutense University. But was reformed, now survives the perimeter walls, used for building the auditorium of the university. Of the rest of the complex are preserved the spaces of the two ancient cloisters, converted into courtyards, around which the various offices and classrooms are distributed
	Palace of the Marquis of Alcañices	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Herrerian	17th century	1883, during the during the ensanches/eixamples in the Spanish confiscation period	Demolished	It was ordered to built by Luis Méndez de Haro 6th Marquis del Carpio, a favorite of Philip IV. Subsequently was inhabited by the Dukes of Béjar, Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin and Maria Josefa Pimentel, also by the 15th Marquess of Alcañices when began to be used with its gardens with parterres by the nobility as a rest area. Also was inhabited by the 16th Marquess of Alcañices who marriage to Russian Princess Sofia Sergeyevna Trubetskaya, in this time the palace became the center of the Alfonsine meetings. Had as visitors Isidro González Velázquez, Guesdon, Parcerisa, Clifford, Laurent, etc. In 1854 it built new stables at the palace. The cost of supporting the monarchy, from the Duke of Sesto, and the works of extension of the nearby streets forced the Duke of Sesto to sell the Palace in 1882 to the board of the Bank of Spain who it demolished
	Palace of Indo	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Neo-Renaissance	1866	1904, during the Spanish confiscation period	Gardens partially survived	Inside the luxurious palace was decorated by numerous works of art that had accumulated Indo and his descendants; in the early 20th century, both the mansion and its contents went up for auction, when the Duke of Montellano bought the building in 1901, but not take long to tear it down. The palace had a beautiful landscaped garden. There are very few remains of the old garden, then bounded by a fence, currently open; of the original trees survived three magnolias apparently -at until some time ago were four-, some thick trunk pagoda trees and shrubs
	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	In the first third of the 17th century the Marquis of the Carpio and of Eliche ordered to raise a mansion known for its frescoes that adorned the outside walls. After passing through several owners, La Moncloa was bought in 1781 by the Duchess of Arcos who undertook a major reform of the palace, following the Neoclassical trends of the moment. In 1784 the palace passed to her daughter the popular Duchess of Alba portrayed by Goya. During the reign of Isabel II in 1846, the entire property was transferred to the Spanish State. At first it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development, until was taken the decision to create a museum, which was inaugurated in 1929. The Spanish Civil War meant the destruction of the property. Being in ruinous state it was demolished during the government of Franco
	Palace of Xifré	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Moorish Revival	1862	1950, during the Francoist period	Elements survived	The Palace, a small imitation of the Alhambra in Granada, was built by Catalan businessman Jose Xifré Downing which was heir to one of the largest fortunes in the 19th century, he met the architect José Contreras who was then the restorer of the Alhambra. José Contreras, was a pioneer of Neo-al-Andalusian architecture and before starting the construction of the Palace, he received a scholarship for six months by Xifré to study the incorporation of the decorations of the Alhambra in his future Palace. From the outer gate, through the facades and all inside, imitated in an very good way the golden age of the al-Aldalusian architecture. His son Josep Xifré Hamel sold the palace in 1914. After several change of owners, in 1949, the palace was purchased by a real estate that dropped it a year later. Part of the remains of the palace are preserved today as: The facade that was acquired to incorporate it into a hotel in Losa de Riofrío, in Castile and León. The beautiful staircase went to Chiloeches, in Castilla-La Mancha. The Embassy of France acquired the hardwood floors. The Marquises of Deleitosa bought eaves, decorations for install them on their farm in Salamanca. The central courtyard, with its marble columns, was acquired for mounting on a farm Soto Huerta owned in the old highway of Barajas. The Directorate General of Architecture bought a number of windows to be deposited at the School of Architecture, but were literally plundered to exception of the bulky parts
File:Palacio del duque de arión.jpg	Palace of the Duke of Arión	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Neo-Renaissance	19th century	1960s, during the Francoist period	Demolished	Was also known as the Palace of José Campo or Palace of the Marquises of la Puente and Sotomayor
	Palace of the Duke of Úceda in Plaza de Colón	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Neo-Baroque	1864	1964, during the Francoist period	Demolished	This palace had two floors and superior body with slate roofing with elegant mansards. It was the palace first property of the Duke of Úceda, to be acquired in 1876 by the Marquis of Salamanca, without ever reaching never live in it, and later, around 1890 it was purchased by the widow Duchess of Medinaceli, plus Duchess of Denia y Tarifa. It suffered a fire on November 25, 1917, unleashed at dawn and mainly affected the façade overlooking the Plaza de Colón. Lost countless works of art that decorated its interior. It was rebuilt and remained in place until 1964, when its demolition was decided to work for speculative criteria in a plan to modernize the plaza
	Palaces of the Marquis of Casa Riera	Madrid, Community of Madrid	Neo-Renaissance	e. 19th century, 1894	1893, 1916 both during the Spanish confiscation period	Demolished	The first palace was built as a dowry for the Duchess of Abrantes, for that was designated with the name of "the house of the pins". In the new building lived the Marquis of Ariza, the Russian ambassador, Prince Tatischef, and the famous provisionist of the French army and great financial Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard in 1823 and 1824, at which time were held in its halls magnificent soirees and banquets, until it acquired the Marquis of Riera, who invested large sums in its decoration. The extension of the house and gardens was considerable, besides providing at facing, on the calle del Turco, of another large housing for garages and offices, with which it communicated by an underground tunnel. It was demolished and in its place was raised other palace called same as its predecessor, was the second palace, ordered to built by the self nephew of the Marquis of Riera, Alejandro Riera Mora. It wa built in stone, brick and slate in the attic area. And like the previous one, had a garden

See also

• Spanish confiscation
• List of demolished landmarks in Madrid
• List of demolished landmarks in Valencia
• List of demolished landmarks in Seville
• Reconstruction (architecture)
• Project of Filippo Juvarra for the Royal Palace of Madrid

External links

• Youtube video with missing Eclectic monuments or modified in the town of Vigo, demolished during 1960s-1970s