Hospital de Sant Pau
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The present Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Catalan for Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is still a functional hospital as of today. There have been discussions to convert this building to a museum in the near future.
Although the hospital's current buildings date from the 20th century, the Hospital de Sant Pau was founded in 1401 when six small medieval hospitals merged. The hospital's former buildings near the center of Barcelona date from the 15th century, and now house an art school and Catalonia's National Library.
External links
- [Official Web Site of Hospital de Sant Pau (Catalan)]
- [Hospital de Sant Pau]
- [Hospital de Sant Pau] on Gaudí y el Modernismo en Cataluña site; in Spanish, extensive photos
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