A weekend walk in Barcelona40, Palau Baró de Quadras

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In 1900, the Baron de Quadras commissioned Josep Puig i Cadafalch to refurbish a residential block on Carrer Rosselló. The architect transformed the building completely, between 1902 and 1903, providing it with two distinct façades which make it particularly interesting. When viewed from the Avinguda Diagonal, the building is reminiscent of North-European palaces, with an intricately carved neo-plateresque style which highlights the noble character of the building. Here, the long, ornate balcony, with its busts of eminent medieval and Renaissance figures, floral motifs and heraldic shields, and the mansards on the upper floor, are fully in keeping with the medieval European style. Highlights include the sculptures by Eusebi Arnau and Alfons Juyol.

Palau of Baró de Quadras, is a modernist building, located in number 373 of Avenue Diagonal, realized by Architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, declared Culture of National Interest Well 9 of January of 1976 by Majority of Catalonia

The façade on Av. Diagonal

The long, ornate balcony, with its busts of eminent medieval and Renaissance figures, floral motifs and heraldic shields, and the mansards on the upper floor, are fully in keeping with the medieval European style. Highlights include the sculptures by Eusebi Arnau and Alfons Juyol.

Iron was one of the decorative elements that characterised Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s works, as well as special attention to interior lighting in the buildings. The door is realized like the one of the later facade by Manuel Ballarín of iron forged with glass

Main entrance Av. Diagonal

The façade on Carrer Rosselló, retains some elements of the original building, decorated in the modernista style, with elements of the Viennese Sezessionsstil.

Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867-1957)

Fachada calle Roselló

Fachada calle Roselló

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Sound: Arianna Savall -L'Amor (da Bella Terra 2004)