Barcelona’s Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (of the Holy Cross and St. Paul) is one of Europe’s foremost Art Nouveau monuments. Designed by Domènech i Montaner, it stands on spacious grounds with 26 pavilions, decorated with polychrome ceramic, contain varius sections for the care of patients and stand amid beatiful gardens.
There are sculptures by Pau Gargallo in the receptions. The entrance pavilion, crowned by a tower and a clock, welcomes visitors, who find themselves in the presence of an execptional architectural and sculptural ensemble.The Convalescence House are the work of the architect’s son, Pere Domenech i Roure.
The hospital buildings are connected by a network of two kilometres of underground passages. They are conceived in such a way that the interior atmosphere, well ventilated and full of natural light, is much more wholesome than was that of the traditional hospitals based on medieval criteria.
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