Juan de Villanueva was a famous Spanish architect born in 1739 in Madrid. He was accepted into the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando at age 11. Throughout his career he worked exclusively on royal residences and buildings for the Spanish royal family, including the House of the Children in Aranjuez and San Lorenzo de El Escorial. His most notable work was the Prado Museum in Madrid, completed in 1785. Juan de Villanueva died in Madrid in 1811.

1. juan de
villanueva
Jorge Fernández, Samuel Sanjuán, Lucas Lorente, David Lázaro, Guillermo De Paz,Nicolás
Arriazu

2. when he was born
The famous architect Juan De Villanueva was born on the 15 of September
in 1739 in Madrid.

3. academy
At 11 he was accepted in the Famous Academy of Bellas Artes de San
Fernando

4. family tree
Ángela de Montes González Juan de Villanueva y Barbales
Diego de Villanueva Muñoz
Teresa de Villanueva

5. important achievements:
He lived in Madrid, he was nominated
Academician of merit in the Branch.
In 1777, the king Carlos III named him the
architect of the prince and his children.
He worked exclusively for the royal family
residences.

6. buildings:
House of the children Aranjuez (1771) House of the children and the Queen,
San Lorenzo de El Escorial (1769)

7. 1784
House of the Prince, El Prado -MadridRoyal Botanic garden, Madrid
1774-1781

8. 1785
Prado Museum in Madrid, is his more
meritory building.
Oratory Caballero de Gracia, Madrid
(1789)
1789

9. Arco de Cuchilleros and the portal
the Cofreros
Renovation of the Plaza Mayor,
Madrid, after a fire.
1790

10. Cave of campo del Toro, Madrid.
Subway between the west fachade of
the Palacio and the Casa de campo
1810
Cementerio General del Norte,
Madrid.
1804

11. 1804
Principe´s Theater.The Astronomic observatory is the
most charming spanish neoclassic
building.
1790

12. 1810
West park fountainRetiro gardens, Madrid.
1804

13. When he died
He died in Madrid on the 22nd of August of 1811 (Madrid)
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