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Plaza de España (Melilla)

Coordinates: 35°17′32″N 02°56′16″W / 35.29222°N 2.93778°W / 35.29222; -2.93778
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Plaza de España
Plaza de España
Plaza de España (Melilla) is located in Spain
Plaza de España (Melilla)
TypePark and Sculpture garden
LocationMelilla, Spain
Coordinates35°17′32″N 02°56′16″W / 35.29222°N 2.93778°W / 35.29222; -2.93778
Area1,16 ha
Opened1914
Managed byDepartment of Environment and Nature of the Autonomous City of Melilla
WaterYes
VegetationYes
DesignationJardín histórico and Bien de Interés Cultural
ParkingYes
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaJardín histórico and Bien de Interés Cultural
Designated11 August 2007

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]

History

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Planned 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

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The 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

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  1. ^ Monumental, Melilla (11 June 2020). "Conociendo nuestro patrimonio La Plaza de España (I)". Melilla Monumental (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.