Francesco Sabatini (1722, Palermo, Italy - 1797, Madrid, Spain), also known as Francisco Sabatini was an Italian architect of the 18th century who worked in Spain. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction
Born in Palermo, he studied architecture in Rome. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 His first contacts with the Spanish monarchy was when he participated in the construction of the Palace of Caserta for the King of Naples and Duke of Parma and Tuscany, Carlos VII, the future King Carlos III of Spain. The Palace of Caserta, in Italian Reggia di Caserta, is a former royal residence Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 Charles III ( January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was King of Spain 1700–88 (as Carlos III King of Naples and When he was raised to the Spanish throne, he called Sabatini to Madrid in 1760, where he was positioned above the most outstanding Spanish architects of the time. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap He was appointed as Great Master of Royal Works, with the rank of lieutenant colonel at the Engineers Corps, simultaneously designated also as an honorary academician of the Academia Real de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery
Sabatini's works are all encompassed within the neoclassicism tradition, but unlike other neoclassic authors, he was not inspired fundamentally by old Greece and Rome, but by the Italian Renaissance architecture. Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a
His talent as an architect and the favor that was professed to him by the king brought many commissions of architectural work. His professional talents were awarded in many occasions. He was promoted to lieutenant general of the Engineers Corps, was granted the degree of Knight of the Order of Santiago, and had direct access to the circle of confidence of the king after his designation as gentilhombre de camara (Gentleman of the Royal Chamber). Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the This article deals with the Spanish Order of knighthood For the Portuguese Order see Order of St
Among his numerous works the most important were:
- Replaces Sachetti in the works of the Royal Palace of Madrid until its conclusion (1760-1764).
- Plans the sewage system of Madrid, which was paved with stones and cleaned (1761-1765) for the urban reform of the city of Madrid. Sewage is the mainly liquid Waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water Feces, Urine, laundry waste and other
- Builds the Royal Customs House in the Alcala Street (1761-1769), present seat of the Ministry of Property.
- With Francisco Gutiérrez builds the tombs of Ferdinand I of Spain and Bárbara de Braganza, located in the Church of the Salesas Real. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Barbara of Portugal ( December 4, 1711 &ndash August 27, 1758) was a Portuguese Infanta and later Queen
- Builds the Convento de San Pascual de Aranjuez (1765-1770).
- Directs the remodeling works of Cuesta de San Vicente (1767-1777).
- The prolongation of the Southeastern wing of the Royal Palace begins (1772).
- Rebuilds the monastery of the Comendadoras of Santiago (1773). This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism.
- Projects and builds the Puerta de Alcalá (1774-1778). The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate" is a monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square" in Madrid, Spain, very close to the
- In 1774 assumes the direction of works of the Basilica de San Francisco (Saint Francis Cathedral), the largest if Madrid until its conclusion in 1784.
- Builds the Door of San Vicente (1775).
- Builds the Casa de los Secretarios de Estado y del Despacho, also known as the Palace of the Marquess de Grimaldi and Palace of Godoy (1776).
- Continues the works of the General Hospital that José de Hermosilla had initiated (1776-1781) during the reign of Fernando I (at the present time the National Museum and Queen Sofia Center of Arts)
- Builds the Convent of Franciscan of San Gil in the Prado de Leganitos (1786-1797), recently transformed by Manuel Martín Rodriguez.
- Changes the direction of the main stairs of the Royal Palace by desire of Carlos IV.
He participated in the reconstruction of the Plaza Mayor de Madrid after the 1790 fire, together with Juan de Villanueva. The Plaza Mayor built during the Habsburg period is a central Plaza in the city of Madrid, Spain. Juan de Villanueva ( Madrid, September 15, 1739 - id August 22, 1811)
The famous Gardens of Sabatini (located in front of the North facade of the Royal Palace of Madrid, between the Bailén street and the hill of San Vicente) were not designed by him, but that were created in the 1930s in the place which they occupied in the stables constructed by Sabatini for servicing the palace. The Sabatini Gardens (Jardines de Sabatini are part of the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, and were open to the public by King Juan Carlos I A stable is a Building in which Livestock, especially Horses are kept
Furthermore, Sabatini was responsible for building the Arms Factory of Toledo, the headquarters for the Wallon Guarda in Leganés (presently part of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), a convent in Valladolid (Santa Ana) and another one in Granada (Comendadoras of Santiago) and the well-known Chapel of the Immaculate in the Cathedral of Osma, also called of Palafox. Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain Leganés is a town in central Spain. Part of the greater Madrid Conurbation - mainly a Working class satellite-city with a population of 184481 The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a public university in Madrid, Spain. ||-||} is an industrial city and it is a Municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. Osma redirects here Distinguish from Ozma. Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma is the
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