Palace of Catalan Music

"One of the world's most extraordinary music halls, with facades that are a riot of color and form, the Music Palace is a landmark." Full review

"Architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner's masterpiece, the Palau de la Música, was built between 1905 and 1908 in El Born."

"The Palau de la Música is, for many, the most outstanding contribution of the modernist movement." Full review

"This concert hall is a high point of Barcelona’s Modernista architecture. It’s not exactly a symphony, but more a series of crescendos in tile, brick, sculpted stone and stained glass." Full review

"Commissioned by the nationalistic Orfeó Català choral society, this jawdropping concert hall was intended as a paean to the Catalan renaixença." Full review

"One of the most extreme and exciting of the Modernista buildings, this structure may be Lluís Domènech i Montaner’s masterpiece." Full review

"Undoubtedly the most striking symbol of the Catalan middle classes in the 1900s and one of the masterpieces of Modernism." Full review

"This is one the most beautiful music auditoriums in the world. Strangely enough, it’s not very well known, but that means you can often visit it without being mobbed by huge crowds." Full review

"Barcelona's Palau de la Música Catalana is considered to be a masterpiece of Catalan art nouveau." Full review