Palau de la Música Catalana
A modernista concert hall designed by Domènech i Montaner and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its colourful stained-glass dome hangs down like a sun, one of Europe's most beautiful concert halls.
The Palau de la Música Catalana was completed in 1908, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner for the Orfeó Català choral society, and listed as a World Heritage Site in 1997. Its façade is covered in mosaic columns and sculpture, and the concert hall's interior walls are almost entirely glass. A colourful stained-glass skylight hangs from the centre of the ceiling like a sun, and reliefs of Pegasus and the Muses flank the stage. Guided tours cost about €20 (around 55 minutes, with a Chinese audio guide), or you can enter by buying a ticket to a guitar, flamenco or classical concert. It is on the north side of the El Born district, and the nearest metro is Urquinaona station.
Opening hours
Tours 09:00–15:30 (until 18:00 in July and over Easter)
Nearby sights
- Barcelona Cathedral
- Gothic Quarter & La Rambla
- Museu Picasso
- La Boqueria Market
- Santa Maria del Mar
- Palau Güell
- Casa Batlló
- Columbus Monument & Port Vell