Hospital de Sant Pau, a photo from Barcelona, Cataluña

Photographer's Note

The present Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Catalan for Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the Guinardó, Barcelona, Catalonia, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Together with Palau de la Música Catalana, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today it is still a fully functional hospital. There have been discussions to convert this building to a museum sometime in the future.

Although the hospital's current buildings date from the 20th century, the Hospital de Sant Pau was founded in 1401 when six small medieval hospitals merged. The hospital's former buildings near the center of Barcelona date from the 15th century, and now house an art school (Escola Massana) and Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

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gbeli (1970) 2009-07-13 3:56

Geia sou Thodori
Se auti tin photo mou aresoun poli ta 2 epipeda pou dinoun mia omorfi esthisi vathous kai i kali gonia lipsis, episeis o sindiasmos to galaziou ouranou me to mauro frame einai poli kalos.Nomizo omos oti exei ligo koko kai gernei elafros pros ta deksia.
Xereto

LeeLoo (0) 2010-05-01 4:02

Dear Thodoris Nsk!
Amazing cross, wonderful bird. excellent tower. Fine composition. Very fine take. Ideal frame.
TFS!

Angshu (56760) 2010-05-04 7:59

Hello Thodoris
Good composition balancing the two elements well...the spire and the cross. The zoomed view worked well &I also like the contrast with the clear cyan sky
Regards
Angshu

carlosmarin (11954) 2010-05-05 4:54

Hello Thodoris,
I see that you too have enjoyed photographing the Hospital de Sant Pau.
Good close-up detail of the cross and the pinnacle of the entry.
Fantastic color and light.
Well done.
TFS
Cheers,
Carlos

Fis2 (169921) 2010-05-11 12:19

Witaj Thodoris!
Beautiful clock tower and cross.
Good frame and curious light.
I like the colours.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof