Palace of Catalan Music
10 expert reviews
“This art nouveau gem designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner has been Barcelona’s preeminent music hall since its founding in 1908.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's
"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."
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Concierge
"Architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner's masterpiece, the Palau de la Música, was built between 1905 and 1908 in El Born."
Frommer's
"The Palau de la Música is, for many, the most outstanding contribution of the modernist movement."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"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."
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Time Out
"Commissioned by the nationalistic Orfeó Català choral society, this jawdropping concert hall was intended as a paean to the Catalan renaixença."
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Be sure to ask questions: the guides are very knowledgeable, but unless prompted, they tend to concentrate mainly on the triumphs of the renovation.
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