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Architecture of Catalunya

03 December 2009
1383 – Església de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona

1383 – Església de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona

Buried in the small streets of the Bari Gotic, the Església de Santa Maria del Mar is one of the most important buildings in the Catalan Gothic style. An austere exterior, the decoration...

03 December 2009
1732 – Església de Betlem, Barcelona

1732 – Església de Betlem, Barcelona

Situated along Las Ramblas, the Església de Betlem has a magnificently baroque exterior in stark contrast to the austerity of other churches in Barcelona. The building was formerly part of a larger Jesuit...

04 December 2009
1859 – Plaça de Reial, Barcelona

1859 – Plaça de Reial, Barcelona

Architect: Francesc Daniel Molina A fine nineteenth century square inserted into the fabric of the old town. The buildings with their identical facades have arcaded ground floors and ironwork balconies. Several entrances to...

04 December 2009
1876 – Mercat de la Boqueria, Barcelona

1876 – Mercat de la Boqueria, Barcelona

Architect: Josep Mª Cornet i Mas A fine iron and glass structure set in what was an open space surrounded by collonaded arcades.

03 December 2009
1876 – Mercat del Born, Barcelona

1876 – Mercat del Born, Barcelona

Architect: Josep Fontseré A fine iron structure, the former Mercat del Born is now closed for restoration.

04 December 2009
1883 – Casa Vicens, Barcelona

1883 – Casa Vicens, Barcelona

Architect: Antoni Gaudí Between 1878 and 1880, Señor Manuel Vicens i Montaner commissioned Gaudí to build a house on the lot that he inherited from his mother in 1877. Gaudí’s original plans are...

04 December 2009
1890 – Palau Güell, Barcelona

1890 – Palau Güell, Barcelona

Architect: Antoni Gaudí Palau Güell, or Guell Palace, was the first of many commissions that Antoni Gaudí received from Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi (1846-1918) a leading industrialist who later became the Count of...

04 December 2009
1899 – Casa Calvet, Barcelona

1899 – Casa Calvet, Barcelona

Architect: Antoni Gaudí Casa Calvet was erected between 1898 and 1900 for the Calvets, a family of textile industrialists. It was built with offices on the ground floor, though the space now hosts...

04 December 2009
1900 – Casa Amatller, Barcelona

1900 – Casa Amatller, Barcelona

Architect: Puig i Cadafalch Part of the “Mançana de la Discòrdia” or “Block of Discord”, the Casa Amatller is beside the Casa Lleó Morera and the Casa Batlló. This building with its stepped...

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