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exuberant Gothic-inspired style. The main facade is its most intriguing, with a soaring,
glassed-in gallery. Take a closer look at the gargoyles and reliefs - the pair of toothy fish
and the sword-wielding knight clearly have the same artistic signature as the architect be-
hind Casa Amatller.
ESGLÉSIA DE LA PURÍSSIMA CONCEPCIÓ I ASSUMPCIÓ DE NOSTRA
Church
SENYORA
( Carrer de Roger de Llúria 70; 8am-1pm & 5-9pm; Passeig de Gràcia)
One hardly expects to
run into a medieval church on the grid-pattern streets of the late-19th-century city exten-
sion, yet that is just what this is. Transferred stone by stone from the old centre in
1871-88, this 14th-century church has a pretty 16th-century cloister with a peaceful
garden.
PALAU MONTANER
Architecture
( 93 317 76 52;
www.rutadelmodernisme.com
; Carrer de Mallorca 278; adult/child & senior €6/3;
guided visit in English 10.30am & in Spanish 12.30pm Sat, in Catalan 10.30am, in Spanish 11.30am & in
Catalan 12.30pm Sun; Passeig de Gràcia)
Interesting on the outside and made all the more
enticing by its gardens, this creation by Domènech i Montaner is spectacular on the inside.
Completed in 1896, its central feature is a grand staircase beneath a broad, ornamental
skylight. The interior is laden with sculptures (some by Eusebi Arnau), mosaics and fine
woodwork.
Gallery
FUNDACIÓ JOAN BROSSA
( 93 467 69 52;
www.fundaciojoanbrossa.cat
;
Carrer de Provença 318; 10am-2pm & 3-7pm Mon-
Fri; Diagonal)
Pop into this basement gallery to get an insight into the mind of one of the
city's cultural icons, Joan Brossa, a difficult-to-classify mix of poet, artist, theatre man,
Catalan nationalist and all-round visionary.
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