Hospital de Sant Pau
Encyclopedia
The present Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (uspiˈtaɫ də ɫə ˈsantə ˈkɾɛw i ˈsam ˈpaw, Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the neighborhood of El Guinardó
, Barcelona
, Catalonia
(Spain
), is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernist architect
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
. Together with Palau de la Música Catalana
, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
. It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, it is currently undergoing restoration for use as a museum and cultural center. As of December 2009 there are still tours of the hospital being given several times a day.
Even though there is an ambulance in the picture, which appears to be a Ford Transit, it is not a hospital anymore as it was closed down in 2009.
.
Since 2003 a new hospital building is placed to the north of the Domènech i Montaner modernist pavilions.
El Guinardó
El Guinardó is a neighborhood in the Horta-Guinardó district of Barcelona, Catalonia ....
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
(Spain
Spain
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), is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernist architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
Lluís Domènech i Montaner was a Spanish Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català, the Catalan Art Nouveau / Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician....
. Together with Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana
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...
, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
. It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, it is currently undergoing restoration for use as a museum and cultural center. As of December 2009 there are still tours of the hospital being given several times a day.
History
Although the hospital's current buildings date from the 20th century, the Hospital de Sant Pau was founded in 1401 when six small medieval hospitals merged. The hospital's former buildings near the center of Barcelona date from the 15th century, and now house an art school (Escola Massana) and Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).Even though there is an ambulance in the picture, which appears to be a Ford Transit, it is not a hospital anymore as it was closed down in 2009.
Awards
In 1991 was awarded with the "Creu de Sant Jordi" by the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
.
Since 2003 a new hospital building is placed to the north of the Domènech i Montaner modernist pavilions.
See also
- List of Modernisme buildings in Barcelona
- ModernismeModernismeModernisme was a cultural movement associated with the search for Catalan national identity. It is often understood as an equivalent to a number of fin-de-siècle art movements, such as Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Secessionism, and Liberty style, and was active from roughly 1888 to 1911 Modernisme ...
- Lluís Domènech i MontanerLluís Domènech i MontanerLluís Domènech i Montaner was a Spanish Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català, the Catalan Art Nouveau / Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician....
External links
- Official website
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Hospital de Sant Pau on Gaudí i el Modernisme a Catalunya site.
- Guided Tours