Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó (Vic, 1812–Barcelona, 5 July 1867) was a Spanish architect.
Biography He was born in the city of Vic, Barcelona Province, in 1812. He completed his early studies at Escola de la Llotja,English: Llotja School an art and design school in Barcelona. In 1843, he graduated from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San FernandoEnglish: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. And then, in 1850, he was elected fellow of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi.English: Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George
In 1851, he designed the Plaça del Duc de MedinaceliEnglish: Duke of Medinaceli Square square in Barcelona. The following year, he built the English: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy church in the municipality of Canet de Mar.
Furthermore, in 1852, he was commissioned to design a monument to the memory of Minister of War , . The monument was completed in 1856 and it is known as the ,English: Fountain of the Catalan Spirit a historic fountain built in the neoclassical style and located in the English: Palace Square square in Barcelona.
But Molina's most important project was that of the Royal Square in Barcelona (1848–1859). It is considered the traditional Spanish main square, with its Elizabethan-style façades and arcaded ground floor, in the same style as the façade of the Teatre Principal,English: Main Theater after his restoration following a fire in 1845.
He served as the council architect of Barcelona in 1855, succeeding . He worked on the coat of arms on the pediment of the neo-Gothic façade of Barcelona City Hall, as well as the Saló de la Reina Regent,English: Hall of the Queen RegentIn September 2016, the name was changed to Carles Pi i Sunyer Hall, in honor of , who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Economy in 1933, under the administration of Diego Martínez Barrio. which was finished in 1860. In 1865, influenced by the Cerdà Plan for Barcelona, he drafted an urban renewal plan for Sabadell, but it fell through.
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