Unique buildings
Tradition has it that this is
Barcelona"s oldest church. Whether this is true or not, it is clear that this 14th-century building stands in one of the
Gothic Quarter"s most charming and least explored spots. Another example of the splendour of the city in the medieval era.
The most distinctive example of industrial architecture that we find in Barcelona can be found on Carrer Tànger. Ca l"Aranyó is a classic textile building based on Manchester"s industrial model and which nowadays houses an audiovisual Campus.
CaixaForum, the Cultural Centre of "La Caixa" Foundation, is housed in one of Barcelona's landmark buildings, the Casaramona textile mill, a jewel of industrial modernista architecture designed by
Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
This amazing building, the Casa Amatller by
Puig i Cadafalch, a contemporary of Gaudí, which combines the neo-Gothic style with a ridged façade inspired by houses in the Netherlands, is part of the block known as the "mansana de la discòrdia" of Barcelona. The architect worked with some of the finest artists and craftsmen in Barcelona of the modersnista times, headed by the sculptors Eusebi Arnau and Alfons Jujol.
The colour and fantasy of the Casa Batlló captivates passers-by on the Passeig de Gràcia. Standing halfway up this elegant boulevard and in a strongly contrasting style to the neighbouring houses, the Casa Amatller and Casa Lleó Morera, this building reveals the splendour of an architect who was able to work on this project with total creative freedom, Antoni Gaudí.
