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eclectic mixture of medieval
and Renaissance styles. The
towers and gables are
influenced by north European
Gothic architecture. However,
the deeply carved, floral stone
ornament of the exterior is
typically Modernista.

5 Hospital de la
Santa Creu i de
Sant Pau
Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167.
Map 4 F2. Tel 93 291 90 00.  Hos pital
de Sant Pau. Grounds: Open 10am–
6:30pm Mon–Sat (to 4:30pm Nov–
Mar), 10am–2:30pm Sun. Closed 1 & 6
Jan, 25 & 26 Dec. 7 & (free first Sun
of month). 8 in English at 11am.
∑ santpaubarcelona.org
The rippled façade of Gaudí’s apartment building, La Pedrera
3 La Pedrera 4 Casa Terrades Lluis Domènech i Montaner
Passeig de Gràcia 92. Map 3 B3. Avinguda Diagonal 416. Map 3 B3. Tel began designing a new city
Tel 90 220 21 38.  Diagonal. Open 930 185 242.  Diagonal. Open hospital in 1902. Totally inno-
9am–8pm daily (Nov–Feb: to 6:30pm). 9am–9pm daily (last adm: 8pm). vative in concept, his scheme
Pedrera Origins: from 9pm daily Closed 25 Dec. & 7 8 consisted of 26 Mudéjar-style
(6 Nov–2 Mar: 7–9pm daily, except ∑ casadelespunxes.com pavilions set in large gardens,
26 Dec–3 Jan: 9–11pm). Closed as he disliked huge wards and
7–13 Jan, 25 Dec. & (temporary This six-sided believed that patients would
exhibitions free.) ∑ lapedrera.com apartment block by recover better amid fresh air
Puig i Cadafalch gets and trees. All the connecting
Sometimes called Casa Milà, its nickname, “Casa corridors and service areas
La Pedrera is Gaudí’s greatest de les Punxes” (House were hidden underground.
contri bution to Barcelona’s of the Points), from Also believing art and colour
civic architecture, and his the spires on its to be therapeutic, he deco-
last work before he devoted six corner turrets, rated the pavilions
himself entirely to the Sagrada which are profusely. The
Família (see pp170–71). shaped like turreted roofs were
Built 1906–12, La Pedrera witches’ hats. tiled with ceramics,
completely departed from Built between and the reception
the construction principles 1903 and 1905 by pavilion embellished
of the time and, as a result, converting three with sculptures by
it was strongly attacked by existing houses Spire on the main tower, Pau Gargallo and
Barcelona’s intellectuals. on the site, it is an Casa Terrades mosaic murals.
Gaudí designed this corner
apartment block, eight storeys
high, around two circular
courtyards. The intricate iron-
work balconies, by Josep Maria
Jujol, are like seaweed against
the wave-like walls of white
undressed stone. There are no
straight walls in the building.
The top floor now houses
the Gaudí Museum. Guided
tours take in the roof, where
the many sculpted air ducts
and chimneys are so sinister
they have been dubbed the
espanta-bruixes, the witch-
scarers. Pedrera Origins is a spec-
tacular sound-and-light show. Statue of the Virgin, Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp564–5 and pp586 –8

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