Barcelona's Hospital de Sant Pau Wood Print

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Known as the largest Art Nouveau complex in the world, the Hospital de Sant Pau is filled with stained glass windows, fine tilework, paintings, and mosaics illuminated by massive windows. Architect Domènech i Montaner felt that a bright and cheerful environment would aid patients in the healing process, thus he designed the hospital around a tranquil courtyard with beautifully landscaped gardens filled with statues of angels and gargoyles. It is indeed a place of restfulness and beauty.
Construction began on the 27-building complex in 1902, and was finished in 1930, and took up the equivalent of around nine city blocks, interconnected by hygienic, ceramic-tile lined underground tunnels. Each of the buildings were dedicated to a different a different medical specialty, so the tunnels allowed patients to be taken from operating rooms to the wards safely. It was still fully operational until 2009, when a new structure took over its functions. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...

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