Barcelona Pavilion, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona Pavilion, a Modernist building inaugurated 1929 and designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, and Lilly Reich, 1885-1947, as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Although destroyed in 1930 after the exhibition, the pavilion was rebuilt 1983-86. The sculpture is Alba or Dawn by Georg Kolbe, the walls are lined with red onyx and green travertine and the furniture, including the Barcelona chair, was designed for the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Barcelona Pavilion, a Modernist building inaugurated 1929 and designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, and Lilly Reich, 1885-1947, as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Although destroyed in 1930 after the exhibition, the pavilion was rebuilt 1983-86. The sculpture is Alba or Dawn by Georg Kolbe, the walls are lined with red onyx and green travertine and the furniture, including the Barcelona chair, was designed for the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen