Lorenzo Álvarez Capra
*30. 9. 1848 – Madrid, Spain
†10. 3. 1901 – Madrid, Spain
Biography
Lorenzo Álvarez Capra was a Spanish eclectic architect who, together with Emiliano Rodríguez Ayuso, was involved in the revitalization of the Moorish style (an Islamic style dominant in North Africa and southern Spain from 711 to 1492). In 1874, he designed the now-demolished Goya bullring in Madrid, which served as inspiration for many later bullrings. A year earlier, he designed the Spanish pavilion in the neo-Moorish style for the World Expo in Vienna. Another of his most famous works is the Church of La Paloma in Madrid, the construction of which began in 1896. He was also a member of the Spanish parliament and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.
Lorenzo Álvarez Capra was a Spanish eclectic architect who, together with Emiliano Rodríguez Ayuso, was involved in the revitalization of the Moorish style (an Islamic style dominant in North Africa and southern Spain from 711 to 1492). In 1874, he designed the now-demolished Goya bullring in Madrid, which served as inspiration for many later bullrings. A year earlier, he designed the Spanish pavilion in the neo-Moorish style for the World Expo in Vienna. Another of his most famous works is the Church of La Paloma in Madrid, the construction of which began in 1896. He was also a member of the Spanish parliament and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.
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