{"id":85181,"date":"2017-04-19T21:52:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T19:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=85181"},"modified":"2017-04-06T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T20:00:45","slug":"lluis-domenech-i-montaner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lluis-domenech-i-montaner\/","title":{"rendered":"Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\">The\u00a0<strong>Sagrada Familia,<\/strong> <strong>Park G\u00fcell,<\/strong> <strong>La Pedrera,<\/strong>\u00a0C<strong>asa Batll\u00f3<\/strong>&#8230; Few have left an architectural legacy as memorable as that of <\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/antoni-gaudi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a>, whose buildings are some of the most visited sites in the city. In the shadow of this genius stands yet another <strong>architect,<\/strong> equally gifted and equally devoted to his city: <strong>Lluis Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner<\/strong>. He was the great rival of <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> and they both engaged in a ferocious competition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Here are some of the most famous works by <strong>Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner<\/strong> in Barcelona.<\/span><\/span><\/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-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lluis-domenech-i-montaner\/#El_Hospital_de_Sant_Pau\" title=\"El Hospital de Sant Pau\">El Hospital de Sant Pau<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lluis-domenech-i-montaner\/#El_Palau_de_la_Musica_Catalana\" title=\"El Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana\">El Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/lluis-domenech-i-montaner\/#El_Castillo_de_los_Tres_Dragones\" title=\"El Castillo de los\u00a0Tres Dragones\">El Castillo de los\u00a0Tres Dragones<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Hospital_de_Sant_Pau\"><\/span>El Hospital de Sant Pau<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_16010\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16010\" class=\"wp-image-16010 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.fr\/blog\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hospital-sant-pau-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"hospital sant pau\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Termin\u00e9 en 1930, apr\u00e8s presque trente ans de travaux, cet h\u00f4pital moderniste est entr\u00e9 au Patrimoine de l\u2019Unesco.\">Completed in 1930, after almost thirty years of work, this modernist hospital has become a <strong>UNESCO<\/strong> World Heritage Site. <\/span><span title=\"Dom\u00e8nech mena le projet jusqu\u2019en 1913 puis la seconde partie fut reprise par son fils Pere Dom\u00e8nech.\"><strong>Dom\u00e8nech<\/strong> led the project until 1913, and the second part was taken up by his son Pere Dom\u00e8nech. <\/span><span title=\"L\u2019Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau \u2013 son nom complet \u2013 fut cr\u00e9\u00e9 pour prendre le relais des petits h\u00f4pitaux du centre qui ne pouvaient plus r\u00e9pondre aux besoins croissants de la population.\"><strong>The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau<\/strong> &#8211; its full name &#8211; was created to take over for the small hospitals in the center which could no longer meet the growing needs of the population. <\/span><span title=\"Dom\u00e8nech a voulu cr\u00e9er un h\u00f4pital o\u00f9 les patients se sentent \u00ab bien \u00bb et ne soient pas toujours confront\u00e9s \u00e0 la maladie pensant qu\u2019ainsi ils gu\u00e9riraient plus vite.\"><strong>Dom\u00e8nech<\/strong> wanted to create a hospital that had the ability of making the patients feel better, allowing them to focus on something other than their ailments. Natural light plays a great role in the hospital<\/span><span title=\"L\u2019\u00e9clairage provient exclusivement de la lumi\u00e8re naturelle et les jardins qui s\u00e9parent les b\u00e2timents sont remplis d\u2019herbes aromatiques pour contribuer au bien-\u00eatre des patients.\">\u00a0and the gardens that separate the buildings are filled with aromatic herbs to contribute to the well-being of patients. <\/span><span title=\"Les \u00e9difices sont reli\u00e9s par des couloirs souterrains pour faciliter le transfert des malades.\">The buildings are connected by underground corridors to facilitate transfers. <\/span><span title=\"L\u2019h\u00f4pital est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 1,5km de la Sagrada Familia au bout de la avenida Gaud\u00ed et son entr\u00e9e principale est tourn\u00e9e directement vers la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre cath\u00e9drale.\">The hospital is located 1.5 km from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sagrada Familia<\/a> at the end of <strong>A<\/strong><strong>venida Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> and its main entrance is turned directly towards the famous cathedral. A proof of their rivalry, perhaps?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Sant+Quint%C3%AD,+89,+08041+Barcelona\/@41.415731,2.1727505,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2d192bc2499:0xc6ddbd19fc1d5f16!8m2!3d41.415727!4d2.1749392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrer Sant Quint\u00ed, 89<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-pau-modernista\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Pau Recinte Modernista<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Palau_de_la_Musica_Catalana\"><\/span>El Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_80480\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80480\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Palau-de-la-M\u00fasica-Catalana-Barcelona-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by kkmarais via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Le palais de la musique catalane est un autre joyau de l\u2019architecture moderniste de Dom\u00e8nech.\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/palau-musica\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica<\/strong><\/a> is another jewel of the modernist architecture by\u00a0<strong>Dom\u00e8nech<\/strong>. <\/span><span title=\"Les travaux commenc\u00e8rent en 1905 et furent achev\u00e9s en 3 ans \u00e0 peine gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la pr\u00e9voyance de l\u2019architecte qui commanda chaque contribution en avance aux artisans barcelonais.\">The work began in 1905 and was completed in just three years. <\/span><span title=\"Ainsi vitraux, mosa\u00efques, sculptures et structures de fer furent tous pr\u00eats au m\u00eame moment et purent \u00eatre int\u00e9gr\u00e9s extr\u00eamement rapidement au b\u00e2timent.\">Stained glass windows, mosaics, sculptures and iron structures were all ready at the same time and could be integrated very quickly into the building. <\/span><span title=\"La construction fut financ\u00e9e par son commanditaire : le ch\u0153ur Orfe\u00f3n Catal\u00e1n, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 chorale.\">The construction was financed by its sponsor:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orfeocatala.cat\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Orfe\u00f3n Catal\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><span title=\"La pi\u00e8ce centrale de la salle de concert principale est un \u00ab puit de lumi\u00e8re \u00bb, une id\u00e9e de Dom\u00e8nech pour permettre \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re du jour d\u2019\u00e9clairer la salle m\u00eame dans les ruelles tr\u00e8s \u00e9troites du quartier du Born.\">The central part of the main concert hall is a &#8220;well of light&#8221;, a concept created by Dom\u00e8nech to allow the daylight to illuminate the room even in the narrow streets of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wine-bars-born\/\" target=\"_blank\">Born<\/a>. <\/span><span title=\"La coupole est fa\u00e7onn\u00e9e de minuscules vitraux multicolores repr\u00e9sentant les visages des chanteurs du choeur original, ce qui donne une luminosit\u00e9 unique \u00e0 cette salle de concert.\">The dome is shaped by tiny, multi-colored stained-glass windows depicting the faces of the singers of the original choir, which gives a unique luminosity to this concert hall. <\/span><span title=\"Elle est d\u2019ailleurs d\u00e9crite par beaucoup d\u2019artistes et musiciens comme la plus belle au monde.\">It is described by many artists and musicians as the most beautiful music hall in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Palace+of+Catalan+Music,+Carrer+del+Palau+de+la+M%C3%BAsica,+4-6,+08003+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2fa6f845d6d:0x7f2c440a040e983b?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj80OugnIjTAhWECMAKHdRiDHgQ8gEIGzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrer Palau de la M\u00fasica, 4-6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/important-catalan-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\">Important Catalan architects<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Castillo_de_los_Tres_Dragones\"><\/span>El Castillo de los\u00a0Tres Dragones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_16009\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16009\" class=\"wp-image-16009 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.fr\/blog\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Castillo-tres-dragones-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Castillo tres dragones\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">In one corner of the <strong>Ciutadella Park<\/strong>, next to the main entrance on the <strong>Arc de Triomf<\/strong> side, <\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">stands <\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">another building designed by <strong>Dom\u00e8nech<\/strong>.<\/span> He named it <strong>The<\/strong> <strong>C<\/strong><span class=\"\"><strong>astle of the Three Dragons<\/strong> after a historical novel of the same name. It was built between 1887 and 1888 for the <strong>Universal Exhibition of Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/span> <span class=\"\">It was intended to serve as a caf\u00e9-restaurant for tourists who came to visit the Exhibition.<\/span> <span class=\"\">Recently, the building has been transformed into a <strong>Museum of Natural Sciences<\/strong> and also hosts research laboratories.<\/span> <span class=\"\">It is the most medieval-looking building of the modernist period of Barcelona.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Passeig+de+Picasso,+5,+08003+Barcelona\/@41.3881002,2.1808226,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fd0a991a45:0xec17ef39a0a7cc61!8m2!3d41.3881002!4d2.1830113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Passeig Picasso, 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a new apartment?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"85181\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Sagrada Familia, Park G\u00fcell, La Pedrera,\u00a0Casa Batll\u00f3&#8230; Few have left an architectural legacy as memorable as that of Antoni Gaud\u00ed, whose buildings are some of the most visited sites in the city. In the shadow of this genius stands yet another architect, equally gifted and equally devoted to his city: Lluis Dom\u00e8nech i Montaner. 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