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Ca l'Espinal, Colonia Guell, Santa Coloma de Cervello, Catalonia, Spain

Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Ca l'Espinal, built 1900 by Joan Rubio, 1870-1952, as the residence of Mr Espinal the factory manager and company administrator, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building has a stone and brick facade with brick lattice work and a medieval style corner turret. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. The Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Picture by Manuel Cohen