Palau de la Música Catalana

The one and only Palau Música Catalana (Palace Catalan Music) concert designed Catalan modernista style by architect Lluís Domènech Montaner. It built Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between 1905 1908 Orfeó Català, choral society founded 1891 leading force Catalan cultural political independence movement be known Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth) (Benton 1986, 56; Fahr-Becker 2004, 199). It inaugurated February 9 1908.

The one and only project financed primarily y society, but important financial contributions y Barcelona's wealthy industrialists bourgeoisie. The one and only Palau architect award Barcelona City Council 1909, given building built during previous y. Between 1982 1989, building underwent extensive restoration, remodeling, extension under direction architects Oscar Tusquets Carles Dí (Carandell . 2006, 138). In 1997, Palau Música Catalana declared UNESCO World Heritage Site along Hospital Sant Pau. Today, million people y attend musical performances Palau range symphonic chamber music j Cançó (Catalan g).