Casa de les Punxes
Casa de les Punxes
Casa de les Punxes
the house of the tips
Modernism taken to the extreme: the finest architecture and the story of Saint George!
Unfortunately, the Casa de les Punxes is no longer accessible to visitors!
My Rating:
The positives:
This building’s exterior is still extremely multi-faceted! Just take a little walk around and look at all the details! Maybe you can catch a glimpse of the inside through one of the open doors...
The negatives:
Unfortunately, the Casa de les Punxes closed during the Covid-times... now, there is a Coworking Space in the former museums-rooms. So if you need a place to work - this could be it!
Last Modified: 25.01.2023 | Céline
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Casa de les Punxes
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Casa de les Punxes
a bit of history
Josep Puig i Cadafalch (born October 1867, died December 1956) was a modernist architect from Mataro, a small industrial town about 30 kilometers from Barcelona. In 1905, the textile and farming industrial Bartomeu Terradas Brutau commissioned him to build the Casa de les Punxes (also known as Casa Terradas).
His father, who passed away in 1901, made his son the company heir and left some of his financial assets to his three daughters. Afterwards, Bartomeu commissioned his friend Cadafalch to build a palace for his three sisters, Angela, Josepa, and Rosa – however, each was to receive an area of her own.
One of the inspirations for the Casa de les Punxes (loosely translated, it means House of Spikes) is Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, and, of course, the tip of the spear of St. George – hence the name.
As of 1976, the building is part of the “Historic Monuments of National Interest” and one of the most visually iconic buildings in Barcelona.
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