Alejandro Sureda

Alexandre-Mathieu Sureda Chappron (1815, Palma de Mallorca - 1889, Madrid[1]) was a Spanish architect.

He worked under the name Alejandro Sureda and is considered "the main populariser of French architectural models amongst the Spanish aristocracy".

[1] Between 1871 and 1873, he was involved in the works on the Teatro Apolo in Madrid,[2] and between 1874 and 1884 he was chief architect in the redesign of the Museo del Prado, improving the interior and subdividing the Flemish and Spanish rooms.

[3] Between 1857 and 1872[1] he led the restoration of the Castle of Belmonte, Cuenca by Empress Eugenia de Montijo.

[4] In 1883 he began construction of a palace for the Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, marqués de Cerralbo, with later additions such as the belvedere-pavilion in 1891[5] designed by Luis Cabello Asó and his son Luis Cabello Lapiedra.