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Published: January 28th 2014
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We went for a tour of the concert hall. Very noisy, difficult to hear guide, but very beautiful building.
The
Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in
Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan
modernista style by the architect
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the
Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the
Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated February 9, 1908.
The project was financed primarily by the society, but important financial contributions also were made by Barcelona's wealthy industrialists and
bourgeoisie. The Palau won the architect an award from the Barcelona City Council in 1909, given to the best building built during the previous year. Between 1982 and 1989, the building underwent extensive restoration, remodeling, and extension under the direction of architects Oscar Tusquets and Carles Díaz. In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a
UNESCOWorld Heritage Site along with
Hospital de Sant Pau. Today, more than half a million people a year attend musical performances in the Palau that range from symphonic and chamber music to jazz and Cançó (Catalan song).
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Dolly
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The stained glass is so beautiful. I can't imagine how much prettier it is "in person". That is one of my favorite things. Years ago, on one of your trips, you sent photos of stained glass windows, Europe, but I'm not sure where. Keep them coming. That church is so strange looking....