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Palau de la Música Catalana ( Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ðə lə ˈmuzikə kətəˈlanə], English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, [1] it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society ...
- 1905–1908
- Concert hall
- February 9, 1908
- Barcelona, Spain
Apr 11, 2024 · The palace was designed by Catlan modernist architect LLuis Domenech Monanter. It was built between 1905-08 for the Catalan Choral Society. The spectacular creation was fueled by the fervant spirit of the Renaixenca, a Catalan cultural revival movment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Palau de la Música was commissioned by the Orfeó Català choral music organisation to the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner in 1904. The first stone of the new building was laid on Saint George’s day 1905 and the construction went on for three years. The result was a lavish concert hall for performances of Catalan choral music.
Apr 22, 2019 · The Palau de la Música Catalana was built in 1905 for the Orfeó Català (Catalan Choral Society). It was this choral society that was also a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement. The Palau de la Musica Catalana is such an essential piece of the history of modernism and a symbol of Catalan nationalist pride.
The Palace of Catalan Music, built by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner between 1905-1908 is one of the best examples, together with Gaudi’s Milà House, of the modernist movement in Catalonia. Its construction, driven by coral association l’Orfeo Catala was financed with funds from popular subscriptions, giving an example of civil ...
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Catalan Music Palace was built between 1905 and 1908 to house the Orfeó Català choir (an association of Barcelona choirs), which needed a larger space for its rehearsals. Today it hosts concerts and musical events of international renown.
Palau de la Música Catalana. The Palau de la Música Catalana was inaugurated in 1908. Conceived and designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner (a contemporary and follower of Gaudí), the concert hall features an enormous glass box crowned with a large central skylight. This 2,200-seat concert hall is the only auditorium in Europe that is ...
