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About Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site | Sant Pau Hospital

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Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site was designed by the legendary Catalan architect Lluis Domènech i Montaner (who was also responsible for other UNESCO World Heritage Site's in Barcelona as well).

Domènech i Montaner was commissioned by the hospital board along with the executors of the late Pau Gil (a wealthy deceased benefactor who had left money in his will to build a modern new hospital in Barcelona).

The property is known by many different names including:

• 'Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site'
• 'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau'
• 'Recinte Modernista Sant Pau'
• 'Sant Pau Hospital'

Domènech i Montaner designed the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site as a group of pavilions and underground tunnels that were built on the site of an old medieval hospital. His original plans was for 48 pavilions, however only 27 were actually built and of those 27, 16 were according to his original Modernista plan.

Domènech i Montaner wanted to create a space to try and help patients spirits recover by incorporating architecture and natural beauty in the design. He incorporated mosaic art, coloured roof tiles, intricate arches and other design aspects to try and bring a smile to the patients faces and warmth as they were on their road to recovery and each of the buildings would be dedicated to a different medical speciality.

Lluis Domènech i Montaner sadly passed away in December 1923. His son, Pere Domènech i Roura took over the project and finally completed it and in January 1930 King Alfonso XIII officially opened the hospital and it was named Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.

The Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site at Sant Pau Hospital was declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1978 and was later awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1997 and remains a firm favourite for tourists to visit.

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau was used as a working hospital until 2009 at which point the hospital activities were moved to a new location due to it's ever increasing demand and needing more space. The Modernista buildings were then restored as the landmark and international centre that we know as the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site that we know it as today.

Useful Information About Sant Pau Art Nouveau

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What Visitors Will See

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista is a group of pavilions. A main one and the multiple smaller pavilions.

The Main Building

The main building is the entrance and offers an amazing facade. This is where the patients were admitted to the hospital. The main building is also where visitors will see the underground tunnel entrance points that connect the various pavilions and hospital wards and were used to transfer patients between the buildings.

‍Sant Salvador Pavilion

In the Sant Salvador Pavilion you will find a space used for exhibiting the history of medicine in Barcelona. It shows a range of medical equipment and materials as well as architectural elements and models. This exhibit also shows the history of the hospitals heritage.

Sant Rafael Pavilion

Another of the pavilions, the Sant Rafael Pavilion is home to a display showing what the hospital looked like when it was built. It also includes old medical tools and the beds used at the time.

‍The Gardens

As well as the buildings, the Recinta Modernista Sant Pau also offers a beautiful garden. Its suggested that Doménech i Montaner took inspiration from the garden city movement in the design and one of the purposes of the gardens was supposedly to grow medical plants which would have in turn been used for their medicinal purposes in the hospital on patients. Now the gardens are home to plants from all over the world.

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How to Get There

Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau Address: Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona

• By Bus: via bus, you can take H8, 19, 47, 117, or 192 and get off at the Sant Antoni Maria Claret-Recinte Modernista stop. From there, it's a short walk to the entrance.
• By Metro: The L5 metro and get off at the Sant Pau - Dos de Maig station. From there, it's around a 5-minute walk to the entrance.
• By Tram: The T4 tram to the Sant Pau stop. From there, it's only a 2-minute walk to the entrance.
• By Car: Car parking is available at Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau

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Opening Hours

Monday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Tuesday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Wednesday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Thursday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Friday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Saturday: 09:30 - 16:00 | Sunday: 09:30 - 16:00

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