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knight clearly have the same artistic signature as the architect behind Casa Amatller. Decor
inside is eclectic, but dominated by Middle Eastern and East Asian themes.
The
palau
no longer houses the Casa Asia cultural centre, which means much of it is now
closed to the public. However you can visit the ground floor.
Casa de les PunxesARCHITECTURE
PuigiCadafalch'sCasaTerradesisbetterknownastheCasadelesPunxes(HouseofSpikes)
becauseofitspointedturrets.Thisapartmentblock,completedin1905,lookslikeafairy-tale
castle and has the singular attribute of being the only fully detached building in L'Eixample.
Museu EgipciMUSEUM
València 284; adult/senior & student €11/8; icon-hoursgif
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Hotel magnate Jordi Clos has spent much of his life collecting ancient Egyptian artefacts,
brought together in this private museum. It's divided into different thematic areas (the
Pharaoh, religion, funerary practices, mummification, crafts etc) and boasts an interesting
variety of exhibits.
There are statuary, funereal implements and containers, jewellery (including a fabulous
golden ring from around the 7th century BC), ceramics, and even a bed made of wood and
leather. In the basement is an exhibition area and library, displaying volumes including ori-
ginal editions of works by Carter, the Egyptologist who led the Tutankhamen excavations.
On the rooftop terrace is a pleasant cafe.
Església de la Puríssima Concepció I Assumpció de Nostra SenyoraCHURCH
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One hardly expects to run into a medieval church on the grid-pattern streets of the late-19th-
century city extension, yet that is just what this is. Transferred stone by stone from the old
