The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concerthall in Barcelona. It was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, one of the architects from the beginning of the Catalan Modernism. The building started in 1905 and was finished in 1908. 
The building of Palau de la Música Catalana
The assigners of the building of Palau de la Música Catalana were a group of Catalan textile industrials, organised in a choir community, Orfeó Català, with her roots on different places in the old part of Barcelona. With almost 1400 members in 1905 the community thought it was time for a central spot for vocal art. Therefore they layed the first brick of Palau de la Música Catalana together.
The looks of Palau de la Música Catalana
The outside walls of Palau de la Música Catalana are from red stone, supported by pillars, that also are decorated with mosaic. On the corner hangs a big image of Miquel Blay, called "the Catalan anthem". Besides that there are three bustes above the facade from Palestrina, Bach and Beethoven. The building contains big windows and a lot of decorational paintings. Above the stage you can find big organ pipes and images of Richard Wagner and Josep Clavé. The hall has 2073 seats. In 1997 it was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Visiting Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana is well worth a visit. You can have guided tours or you can visit a concert. For more information about the guided tours and the concerts Palau de la Música Catalana you can visit http://www.palaumusica.org/
