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

Spain
Date of Inscription: 1997
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Province of Barcelona, Autonomous Community of Catalonia
N41 23 16 E2 10 30
Ref: 804

Brief Description

These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona's architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Palau de la Música Catalana is an exuberant steel-framed structure full of light and space, and decorated by many of the leading designers of the day. The Hospital de Sant Pau is equally bold in its design and decoration, while at the same time perfectly adapted to the needs of the sick.

Justification for Inscription

The Committee decided to inscribe these two properties on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv), considering that the Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona are masterpieces of the imaginative and exuberant Art Nouveau that flowered in early 20th century Barcelona.

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