{"id":76308,"date":"2016-11-12T14:06:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T13:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=76308"},"modified":"2021-03-31T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:56:38","slug":"casa-punxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-punxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Casa de les Punxes &#8211; the House of Spikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Standing majestically on the intersection between Avingunda Diagonal, Carrer Rossell\u00f3 and Carrer Bruc is <strong>Casa Terrades<\/strong>, most commonly known as <strong>Casa de les Punxes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>, this is one of the most beautiful buildings you\u2019ll see in all of Barcelona &#8211; like a castle in the centre of town, it captures the imaginations of passersby due to its gothic attributes and somewhat misplaced grandiosity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-mila\/\">Why You Should Visit Casa Mil\u00e0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-punxes\/#History\" title=\"History\">History<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-punxes\/#A_message\" title=\"A message\">A message<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-punxes\/#Open_to_the_public\" title=\"Open to the public\">Open to the public<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-punxes\/#Useful_Information\" title=\"Useful Information\">Useful Information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History\"><\/span>History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_76312\" style=\"width: 158px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76312\" class=\"wp-image-76312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/casa-de-les-punxes-Barcelona-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"exterior casa de les punxes\" width=\"148\" height=\"221\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by J.Salmoral via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This architectonic wonder started by being three separate buildings, which were owned by the <strong>Terrades<\/strong> sisters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hired to redevelop them in 1905, Josep Puig I Cadafalch, a famous Spanish architect and one of the pioneers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museu-del-modernismo-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Catalan modernism<\/strong><\/a>, decided to link the buildings together as one, erecting a turret on each of its six corners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These were then punctuated with conical roofs, which earned the building the nickname <strong>Casa de les Punxes<\/strong>, meaning \u201c<strong>house of spikes<\/strong>\u201d in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since 1975, the building in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/dreta-eixample\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample neighbourhood<\/strong><\/a> is officially recognized as a Historical National Monument.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_message\"><\/span>A message<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An artist with strong political ideas, Puig i Cadafalch would often express them in his work. <strong>Casa de les Punxes<\/strong> is no exception, as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-jordi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the legend of Sant Jordi<\/a><\/strong>, the Patron saint of Catalonia, is depicted in painted-tile panels positioned between the building&#8217;s spires. Accompanying the image, the phrase &#8220;Patron saint, give us back our freedom&#8221; expresses the author&#8217;s desire for Catalan autonomy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-amatller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa Amatller &#8211; a Modernist marvel of Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_to_the_public\"><\/span>Open to the public<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_76313\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76313\" class=\"wp-image-76313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Puig-i-Cadafalch-Casa-de-les-Punxes-Barcelona-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mosaic art inside casa de les punxes\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by jacilluch via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Closed to the public for more than one hundred years, <strong>Casa de les Punxes<\/strong> is now finally open to <strong>visitors<\/strong>. There are different tours available at this legendary <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> building:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An <strong>open date ticket<\/strong> &#8211; regular price 13.50\u20ac<br \/>\nAn <strong>audioguided visit with viewpoint<\/strong> &#8211; regular price 15\u20ac (also open date)<br \/>\nAn <strong>exclusive visit<\/strong> &#8211; regular price 16\u20ac (choose a date when selecting your ticket)<br \/>\nA <strong>les Punxes Plus visit<\/strong> &#8211; regular price 20\u20ac (choose a date when selecting your ticket)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check visits and prices on their website, because they offer several discounts (seniors, children, students, disabled people and Catalonia residents). Tickets can be purchased at the building\u00a0or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/museums\/casa-de-les-punxes-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_Information\"><\/span>Useful Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Address:<\/strong> Av. Diagonal 420<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> +34 930 185 242 and comercial@lespunxes.com<br \/>\n<strong>Schedule:<\/strong> Every day of the year (except December 25), from 9 AM to 8 PM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are interested in learning more about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buildings-eixample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">history<\/a> <\/strong>of <strong>Catalonia<\/strong>, don\u2019t miss the chance to visit one of the most emblematic buildings in\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong> &#8211; it\u2019s quite a big deal that it\u2019s finally open to the public after so long.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>*Main photo by jaime.silva via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you visited Casa de les Punxes yet? 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