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MUSEU DEL MODERNISME CATALÀ
Museum
( 93 272 28 96;
www.mmcat.cat
; Carrer de Balmes 48; adult/child under 5yr/child 5-16yr/student €10/
free/5/7; 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, to 3pm Sun; Passeig de Gràcia)
Housed in a Modernista build-
ing, the ground floor seems like a big Modernista furniture showroom. Several items by
Antoni Gaudí, including chairs from Casa Batlló and a mirror from Casa Calvet, are sup-
plemented by a host of items by his lesser-known contemporaries, including some typic-
ally whimsical, mock medieval pieces by Puig i Cadafalch.
The basement, showing off Modernista traits like mosaic-coated pillars, bare brick
vaults and metal columns, is lined with Modernista art, including paintings by Ramon Ca-
sas and Santiago Rusiñol, and statues by Josep Llimona and Eusebi Arnau.
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Architecture
( 93 402 11 00;
www.ub.edu
;
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585; 9am-9pm Mon-Fri;
Universitat)
Although a university was first set up on what is now La Rambla in the 16th
century, the present, glorious mix of (neo) Romanesque, Gothic, Islamic and Mudéjar ar-
chitecture is a caprice of the 19th century (built 1863-82). Wander into the main hall, up
the grand staircase and around the various leafy cloister, or take a stroll in the rear gar-
dens. On the 1st floor, the main hall for big occasions is the Mudéjar-style Paranimfo.
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