Saturday 23 April 2016

Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

Three years ago Martinha from Portugal was visiting Barcelona, Spain. The Palau de la Música was one of the places she visited and it was of this amazing building that she sent me a postcard. The postcard of the also amazing Hospital de Sant Pau, with a wonderful stamp, was sent by Jordi.

Palau de la Música Catalana

The Palau de la Música Catalana, English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in BarcelonaCataloniaSpain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated February 9, 1908. - in: wikipedia

Hospital de Sant Pau

The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, English: Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the neighborhood of El GuinardóBarcelonaCataloniaSpain, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Together with Palau de la Música Catalana, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, it is currently undergoing restoration for use as a museum and cultural center. As of December 2013 there are still tours of the hospital being given several times a day. - in: wikipedia

2 comments:

  1. O interior do Palau é mesmo bonito! Também vi o hospital mas como estava em obras, não entrámos.

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    1. Tenho uma prima que me está sempre a dizer que na ida ou na volta de Portugal tenho mesmo de parar em Barcelona, mas ainda não deu... Isso das obras é que é chato, mas é necessário. Sabes que já tenho uns 3 ou 4 postais que mostram monumentos com andaimes? Se calhar era um bom tema para coleccionar! :D
      Já agora, o que é que achas aqui do meu blog, agora que já ultrapassei os 200 posts?

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