Monday, March 8, 2010
Palau de la Música Catalana
Lluís Domènech i Montaner 1905-1908
The Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It was built in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 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) (Benton 1986, 56; Fahr-Becker 2004, 199). It was inaugurated February 9, 1908.
Where to find:
C/Sant Francesc de Paula 2
Area : El Born
M: L 1 and 4. Urquinaona station
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