Plaza de España is the most important square in the autonomous Spanish city of Melilla. It is located in the Ensanche Modernista, between the old town (Melilla la Vieja) and the new urban centre (Barrio Reina Victoria).[1]
| Plaza de España | |
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| Plaza de España | |
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| Type | Park and Sculpture garden |
| Location | Melilla, Spain |
| Coordinates | 35°17′32″N 02°56′16″W / 35.29222°N 2.93778°W |
| Area | 1,16 ha |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Managed by | Department of Environment and Nature of the Autonomous City of Melilla |
| Water | Yes |
| Vegetation | Yes |
| Designation | Jardín histórico and Bien de Interés Cultural |
| Parking | Yes |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Jardín histórico and Bien de Interés Cultural |
| Designated | 11 August 2007 |
History
editPlanned as the Urbanization Project of the Puerta de Santa Bárbara in 1910 by José de la Gándara and approved in January 1911, Alfonso XIII began the demolition of the field walls, on April 11 the tower of Santa Bárbara was demolished and in June 1912 the Board of Arbitrations granted it the name of Plaza de España. The project was approved on January 18, 1913, by the president of the Board of Arbitrations General José Villalba Riquelme, and construction began on April 22 of the same year, a process that concluded on January 23, 1914, with the inauguration of the beautiful square by the same General Villalba. In 2007 its gardens obtained, together with the Hernandez Park, the title of Historic Garden.[2]
Description
editThe square consists of a roundabout with a radius of eighty metres. It has three rings of walkways and two interspersed gardens, with the Monument to the Heroes and Martyrs of the Campaigns located at its centre.[3]
References
edit- ^ Monumental, Melilla (11 June 2020). "Conociendo nuestro patrimonio La Plaza de España (I)". Melilla Monumental (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "UNESCO Melilla hace un recorrido identificativo de las diferentes esculturas ubicadas en el Parque Hernández - MelillaHoy" (in Spanish). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Fernández, Francisco E. (15 July 2024). "La Ciudad Autónoma remodelará la mayor parte de plazas de la ciudad". El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.