Passeig de Gracia Architecture Guide
iWalk. January 29th, 2008. Published under Spain. 132 views. No Comments.
Even among all cities of this world, The quality and quantity of Passeig de Gracia’s modernist buildings is unrivalled. Let’s go for a walk.
The Passeig de Gracia’s history can be traced back to Roman times. It became the attracted area of Barcelona in medieval times. By the mid 19th century a great many theatres, ballrooms, concert halls and singer-cafés opened, and prestigious events were held at Passeig de Gracia. Soon many Modernist architects came to here and left their buildings forever:
No.2-4: Casa Pascual y Pons by Enric Sagnier (1890)
No.6-8: Casa Rocamora by Bassegoda (1918)
No.7: Casa Puig Colom by Font i Guma.(1913-14)
No. 24: Espanol theatre
No. 27: Casa Malagrida by J. Codina (1908)
No. 35: Casa Lleo Morera by Domenech i Montaner(1905)
No.41: Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch (1898-1900)
No.43: Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi (1906)
No. 66: Casa Marfa by M. Comas i Thos(1905)
No. 92: Casa Mila by Antoni Gaudi (1906-1911)
So, It’s the highlight you can’t miss at Barcelona.
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