The Palau de la Música Catalana

The Palau de la Música "More Architecture of the Moment"

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 Lie that the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Cristobal Montoro, CiU has responded to, who has requested his attendance by filtration draft report linking police with Artur MasCase Palau, to them that “must appear” are those with undeclared Swiss accounts and “not only before the Congreso, but to the whole society, Us here we are giving value to this work of architecture, of great value to those who may not know or had not considered well.

"This is a project that was built between the year 1905 and 1908 consecrated by the architectLluís Domenech i Montaner , which will detail some more later, and serves as headquarters actualementeOrfeo Catalaand owes its construction funds from public subscription. Also cited is the Palau de la Música Catalana, Word sometimes omitted, Catalan, is a symbolic heritage that identifies with its history.

The Concert Hall , of great singularity, for over a hundred years has great value as concert life scenario, national and international. A work of great architectural majestic Catalan Modernism, declared turn UNESCO World Heritage Year 1997, currently constituting essential meeting point of cultural and social life of Catalonia.

Foundation is the Orfeo Català-Palau de la Música, single manager from 2012, pushing from the values of theexcellence, participation, compromiso social, the currentivity house choir. A rich space that promotes music, choral singing, knowledge.

We will nowarchitect mention this work manager. As named above, Lluís Domenech i Montaner, made buildings thatracombining a racionalidad extraordinary structural ornamental elements, inspired by the Spanish-Moorish architectural trends and curved lines characteristic ofagainsthewe. In the current Museum of Zoology, originally built as a restaurant (Castle of the Three Dragons) connection with theExpode1888, Domenech used structureironVISTA yceramics, Technical later, one1908, perfected inPalace of Catalan Music. This building, and those subsequently screened, incorporated a profusion ofmosaics, polychrome ceramics and glass, arranged with exquisite harmony, that gives them a great look.

Lluís Domenech i Montaner 1850-1923      

Unlike other architects of modernism, Domènech tended over time to make buildings lighter, removing material in the structures while maintaining the decoration as a first order.

His political activity began at a young. Member of The Young Catalonia and the Catalan Centre, President of the League of Catalonia (1888) and president of Union Catalanista (1892), was one of the organizers of the meeting that approved theBases of Manresa, chairing the inaugural session. He joined the Catalan National Center (1899) and later in theRegionalist League (1901). It was one of the winners of the bid deputies call the four presidents1901, being reelected in1903, until1904, disenchanted, left politics to pursue researcharchaeologicaly is theHistory.

Domènech i Montaner died in Barcelona at the 73 age.

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                                                                                                  23 April 1905: Official ceremonythe laying of the foundation stone.

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