Plaça de Santa Maria

Josep Puig i Cadafalch
1929





The view from Montserrat

Located in the province of Barcelona, the mountain called Montserrat is the setting for the pilgrimage shrine (the basilica housing the image of St. Mary), a monastery, and service buildings for visitors.
 
The large plaza carved out of the mountain is comprised of three stepped squares. Right: the new facade to the monastery and the partition that closes off the square, designed 1942-68 by the architect Francesc Folguera.
 
The three upper balconies have sculptures by Joan Rebull (1899-1981), the central sculpture representing the proclamation of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.



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See also Casa Francesc Martí i Puig [Els Quatre Gats] and Casa Antoni Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch.

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