This document provides information on several important modernist buildings and architects in Barcelona, including: - Josep Puig i Cadafalch, one of the most important Catalan modernist architects. He designed several notable buildings mentioned. - Els Quatre Gats, a cafe that was an important meeting place for modernist artists in Barcelona from 1899-1903. - Several residential buildings designed by Puig i Cadafalch with ornate facades incorporating Gothic, Romanesque and modernist elements, including the Amatller House, Macaya House, and Can Serra. - Larger commercial and civic buildings like the Casaramona Factory, now the CaixaForum

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2. JOSEP PUIG I CADAFALCH 17-10-1867 – 23-12-
1956 Architect, one of the most important of
Catalan Modernism. Born in Mataro, Barcelona
studied architecture and exact sciences in
Barcelona, ​was appointed professor in the School
of Architecture of Barcelona, ​in 1917 took over as
President of the Mancomunitat de Catalunya.
Puig was a disciple of Lluis Domenech i Montaner
and is considered the last representative of
modernism and the first of Noucentisme. During
the Spanish Civil War was exiled in Paris and gave
lectures on architecture and history at several
universities, earning him international
recognition. Puig received the title of honorary
doctorates from several universities, including
Paris. Returning to Spain he found that the new
political regime did not allow him to exercise an
architect, so that he could only rehabilitate and
restore historic buildings and monuments. In
1942 he was named president of the Institute of
Catalan Studies, a position he held until his death.
He died at his home in Barcelona at the age of 89.

3. MARTI HOUSE The ground floor is the local headquarters ELS QUATRE GATS meeting of
modernist artists.

4. ELS QUATRE GATS was also described as a hostel pub, nightclub, restaurant, etc. During the
six years he remained active until 1903, became one of the most important places related to
Modernism in the city. It is located in the street Montsió in the basement of the Casa Martí,

5. MARTI HOME "Els Quatre Gats" on today continues to operate as a bar restaurant.

7. ELS QUATRE GATS The main drivers of local artists were Santiago Rusiñol i Prats, Ramon
Casas i Carbó and Miquel Utrillo. The host was Pere Romeu, a character in a very
characteristic appearance which was the living image of the local

8. ELS QUATRE GATS is part of a long tradition of social gatherings, dinners and meetings of art
peculiar to the city of Barcelona, but also inspired by the cabaret Le Chat Noir in Paris. Art
exhibitions were held (the first two singles that Pablo Picasso made ​in his life took place
there in February and July 1900), literary and musical evenings, puppet shows and shadow
plays, and so on.

9. THE HOUSE AMATLLER
chocolate industrialist Antoni
AMATLLER Amatller and Costa,
transformed a 1875 building,
which had bought to move and
ordered the works to Josep Puig
i Cadafalch, who opted for giving
the appearance of urban Gothic
palace. Among the various
artists who contributed, include
Eusebi Arnau and Alfons Jujol
responsible for the sculpture
Across the front there is a
graffito that binds with a
delicate pottery. The style is a
mixture between Gothic Catalan
and Flemish (in this case by the
triangular shape of the flat top
of the facade).

10. AMATLLER HOUSE is a modernist building adjacent to the Batlló was designed between
1898 and 1900. The buildings form what is known as "The apple of discord"

11. The façade combines the influence of the medieval houses of the Netherlands inspired
elements Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque. However, it has a great unity in the
combination of iron, stone and polychrome. Stresses the austerity of hatching, yellow and
white

13. HOME AMATLLER The lobby, as was
normal at the time of the making,
was designed for the carriage
entrance, has ornamentation and
stained glass lamps with two stairs,
the simplest to the most decorated
floors and sumptuous for its passage
to main floor.
Since 1960 the house depends
Amatller Institute of Hispanic Art, a
foundation created by the
descendants of Antoni Amatller. It
has been declared historic-artistic
monument by Decree of January 9,
1976.

14. THE HOUSE MACAYA
It is a modernist building located in
the Ps. Of Sant Joan, 108, is a project
from 1901.
Was declared a National Cultural
Interest by the Generalitat de
Catalunya on January 9, 1976.
Townhouse with white façade with
openings sgraffito decorated with
capitals sculpted by Eusebi Arnau
with very contemporary issues

15. HOME MACAYA

16. HOME MACAYA The facade is decorated with white stucco and stone sculptures distinguished
by the white with ocher graffiti made ​by Joan Paradis

17. HOME MACAYA The
ironwork was done by
Manuel Ballarin. Despite
the austerity of the facade,
the tops of windows and a
small gallery with a large
carved stone ornaments, by
the architect collaborators:
Eusebi Arnau and Alfons
Jujol

18. HOME MACAYA

19. HOME MACAYA

20. HOME MACAYA The lobby is decorated with graffiti and tile, a protruding ladder to the top
floor, richly carved in stone with floral motifs.

21. HOME MACAYA

22. CAN MUNTADAS Recreate the
facade of a typical Catalan
farmhouse, decorated with floral
coated frame the doors and
windows

23. CAN SERRA By the eighties, there was a remodeling to adapt to host the Provincial Council
of Barcelona, ​fell down the additions and restoration work by respecting the work of Puig i
Cadafalch and expanding with a new building at the rear, project by architects Federico
Correa and Alfonso Mila

24. CAN SERRA is a modernist building result of the project in 1903 the architect Josep Puig i
Cadafalch. Declared a National Cultural Interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya

25. CAN SERRA The facade made ​of
stone and beautifully decorated, is
assimilated to Plateresque and
Eusebi Arnau

26. CAN SERRA

27. CAN SERRA

28. CAN SERRA

29. CAN SERRA

30. THE PALAU BARO DE QUADRAS
is a modernist building, located
on the Avenida Diagonal n º 373
of the, made in 1904 Baron
Quadras commissioned Lluís
Puig i Cadalfach en1900 the
construction of their new home
in Barcelona after completing his
palace between Hostalrich and
Maçanet de la Selva. The
building is currently home to the
Casa Asia

31. PALAU BARO DE QUADRAS on the facade of the Diagonal, the main facade is twelve feet
wide, it is all carved profusely, looking for inspiration Plateresque. The Tribune is run that
gets most attention, is composed of an arched gallery completely carved stone escórzanos

32. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS The second floor has four windows of Gothic style, on the next
floor there is a gallery run of arches and the top floor has a large slope and eaves with
gable mansard with wood and glazed ceramics.

34. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS Ornamentation of the sculptor Eusebi Arnau commissioned
with Alfons Jujol large heraldic ornaments, garlands and busts of characters.

36. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

37. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

38. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

39. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

40. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

41. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

42. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS
The rear has two facades, carrer
Rossello, 279 of the center remains
vertically by the four plants with a
more conventional style with
decor reminiscent of the Vienna
Secession.

43. PALAU BARÓ DE QUADRAS

44. LA CASA DE LES PUNXES O CASA TERRADES One feature of this building are its six towers,
topped by conical needle paths which gave the popular name for them Punxes house (in
Catalan language, Punx means skewers

45. LA CASA DE LES PUNXES O CASA TERRADES The house was built in 1905 on behalf of the
sisters who wanted to unify Terrades three buildings on your property. Puig i Cadafalch
projected a medieval-looking building, with elements reminiscent of European Gothic
architecture. For the construction of the brick facade was used

47. It may be some decorative panels, one of them, which appears Sant Jordi, has written the
following legend (Sant Patró de Catalunya, Llibertat Torneu-us ("Patron Saint of Catalonia,
give us back the freedom").

48. LA CASA DE LES PUNXES O CASA TERRADES

49. Stone decoration floral patterned platforms and balconies is fully modernist.

50. LA CASA PERE COMPANY is a modernist building constructed in 1911 corresponds to the
time and has an air white duvet. Bought in the 40's by Dr.. Melcior Colet, was restored in
1986 by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell to host the Sports Museum of Catalonia.

51. CASARAMONA FACTORY is a project of the architect Puig i Cadafalch Casaramona
commissioned by Casimir and Puigcercós, textile business owner, to build a new factory at
the foot of Montjuïc, to replace an earlier one destroyed by fire. Currently hosting the
CaixaForum

52. FÁBRICA CASARAMONA was recognized architectural value of the building which opened in
1913, receiving the first prize of 1912 Annual Contest artistic buildings of the City of
Barcelona. He was one of the first buildings were built in Montjuïc, although it was hidden
behind the new building later

53. Building stood two towers, which served as water reservoirs for fire protection were one of
the most modern at that time. I had no chimney, it ran on electricity, which contributed to
the overall feeling of cleanliness

55. CASARAMONA FACTORY projected a model factory, a horizontal construction, consisting of a
set of single-storey buildings, which facilitates the movement of goods through a system of
internal roads at the same time also served as fire

56. THE FOUR IONIC COLUMNS were a
monument to Catalan, representing the
four suits of the Catalan flag and who was
also linked to the idea of progress
represented by the Fair or International
Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. Were
demolished by the dictatorship of Primo
de Rivera, who sought to remove any signs
of Catalan identity in the eyes of the world
to converge with a nationalist project that
has survived Hispanicized under different
political, to the XXI century. However,
thanks to the popular initiative, in
December 2010 were returned to a
symbolic lift height in meters below the
spot where they were stationed at the
beginning. Currently are a symbol of
perseverance, conviction and firmness of
the language, culture and national identity
in Catalonia.

57. THE FOUR COLUMNS

58. Remade the urban development in the area of LA FONT DEL GAT designed by Jean Claude
Nicolas Forestier in the development plan of the mountain of Montjuïc and entered the
restaurant.

59. Nestled in the mountain of Montjuïc, a modernist building of Puig i Cadafalch, is the
restaurant LA FONT DEL GAT

60. LA FONT DEL GAT

61. PALACIOS ALFONSO XIII AND VICTORIA EUGENIA, initially called Modern Art and
Architecture. They are the only two palaces designed by Josep Puig i Cadalfach in the
complex built by the International Exhibition of 1929. Between the two, in front of the
avenue and up the square, were the Four Columns

62. symmetrically located next to the Magic Fountain at the foot of the National Palace. The
first buildings were built, being completed in 1923

63. PALACIOS ALFONSO XIII AND VICTORIA EUGENIA Currently part of the Barcelona Trade Fair.

64. With an area of ​14,000 m2 each, are rectangular, consisting of modules arranged runs as a
crosshair.

65. PALACIOS ALFONSO XIII AND VICTORIA EUGENIA

66. PLAÇA D'ESPANYA is one of
the most significant of the
Catalan capital. It was built
during the International
Exhibition of 1929, according
to a draft prepared by Josep
Puig i Cadafalch and Guillem
Busquets and completed by
Antonia Darder.
In the center of the square is
the fountain designed by
Josep Maria Jujol in 1928.
raised the monument as a
tribute to water

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