Façade of Pamplona Cathedral
Ventura Rodríguez y Navarra
Ventura Rodríguez (1717-1785), one of the best Spanish architects of his time, represents a transition between the Baroque of Roman tradition and academic architecture. Author of a multitude of projects of numerous architectural typologies spread throughout Spain, among his best known works are the Pilar Chapel in Zaragoza (1750), the church of San Marcos in Madrid (1753), the convent of Agustinos Filipinos in Valladolid (1759), and the Palace of Liria (1774). In Navarre, in addition to the cathedral façade of Pamplona, he was the manager of the project of the water supply from Subiza to the capital (1782), where he moved for forty days to take notes on the ground, and of the plans for the Royal House of Mercy of Tudela (1780), modifying the initial design made by the local architect José Marzal.
Noáin Aqueduct
Photo: El Arte en Navarra de Diario de Navarra
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