In the Middle Ages, Barcelona attracted all of the Iberian Peninsula's Mediterranean trade. The discovery of the Americas marked the end of the Catalan port. In the middle of the 19th century, Barcelona regained its prosperity thanks to, among other things, exchanges with Cuba. The destruction of the city ramparts allowed the creation of a completely new city, based on modern urban landscape concepts, with large avenues, and wide open spaces.
The modern architects and the Catalan bourgeoisie with its nationalist aspirations found they had many things in common. Luis Domenech i Montaner et Puig Cadafalch played a leading role both as artists and as politicians. Antonio Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol sought inspiration for their delirious creations in a deep sense of mysticism.
A portrait and history of a city through its architecture and heritage.