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PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA
Barcelona's Modernista movement reached its aesthetic culmination in this
magnificent concert hall (1905-8), designed by renowned architect Lluís
Domènech i Montaner. The lavish façade, ringed by mosaic pillars and brick
arches, just hints at what awaits within. Domènech's “garden of music” (as he
called it) unfolds beyond the front doors, with each surface of the ornate foy-
er, from pillars to banisters, emblazoned with a flower motif. The concert hall
- designed so that its height is the same as its breadth - is a celebration of
natural light and forms, climaxing in a stained-glass, golden orb skylight that
showers the hall with sunlight. Sant Pere Més Alt • 902 47 54 85 •
www.palaumusica.org • Metro: Urquinaona • Guided tours every 30 mins:
Easter & Aug: 10am-8pm; Sep-Jul: 10am-3:30pm • advance booking re-
commended • Adm: €17, con €11 • Limited DA
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1. STAINED-GLASS CEILING
Topping the concert hall is a breathtaking, stained-glass inverted dome ceiling. By
day,lightstreamsthroughthefieryredandorangestainedglass,illuminatingthehall.
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2. STAGE
Themain,semicircularstageswarmswithactivity-evenwhenno-one'sperforming.
Eighteen mosaic and terracotta muses spring from the backdrop, playing everything
from the harp to the castanets.
3. STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS
Blurring the boundaries between the outdoors and the interior, Domènech encircled
theconcerthallwithvaststained-glasswindowstoletinsunlightandrevealthechan-
ging times of day.
 
 
 
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