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Domènech i Montaner outdid himself as architect and philanthropist with the Modernista
Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau, redubbed in 2014 the 'Recinte Modernista'. It was
long considered one of the city's most important hospitals, and only recently repurposed, its
various spaces becoming cultural centres, offices and something of a monument. The com-
plex, including 16 pavilions - together with the Palau de la Música Catalana, a joint World
Heritage site - is lavishly decorated and each pavilion is unique.
Domènech i Montaner wanted to create an environment that would also cheer up patients.
Amongartistswhocontributedstatuary,ceramicsandartworkwastheprolificEusebiArnau.
Thehospitalfacilitieshavebeentransferredtoanewcomplexonthepremises,freeingupthe
century-old structures, which are being restored to their former glory in a plan to convert the
complex into an international centre on the Mediterranean.
Guided tours are available (€14/9.80) in a variety of languages, upon request.
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Rotating exhibitions of portions of this private collection of mostly 20th-century art (some
1200 works in total) offer anything from Man Ray's photography to sculptures by Alberto
Giacometti. Over two floors, you are most likely to run into Spanish artists, anyone from Pi-
casso to Jaume Plensa, along with a sprinkling of others from abroad.
It makes a refreshing pause between the crush of crowded Modernista monuments on this
boulevard. Indeed, you get an interesting side view of one of them, La Pedrera, from out the
back.
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Puig i Cadafalch designed Palau del Baró Quadras (built 1902-06) in an 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
