Staircases, Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Staircases leading to the first and second floor balconies of the Concert Hall, in the Palau de la Musica Catalana, built 1905-8 and designed by the Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in Casc Antic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The large lamp posts are sculpted with floral and vegetal motifs. The hall was built for the Orfeo Catala choral society in Catalan Modernist style, with art nouveau inspired organic forms and much attention to decorative detail. The concert hall was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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