Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista is best understood as a hospital complex designed for light, air, and movement rather than as a single landmark building. The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau began when six medieval hospitals merged in 1401, and the first construction phase ran from 1401 to completion in 1450. In the 20th century, however, the identity you see today was built between 1901 and 1930—an Art Nouveau commission attributed to architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing declared in 1997 alongside Palau de la Música Catalana. Instead of one block, the site is arranged as 12 pavilions connected by long underground galleries within a large green space, and it worked as a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, when a new hospital opened next door. …
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