Highly decorated vaulted ceiling over staircase in administration block of Hospital San Pau.

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Pau Gil i Serra a rich Catalan banker commissioned the modernist architect Domnech i Montaner to design a hospital with the then revolutionary idea of beautifying patients experiences and making their surroundings as agreeable as possible. He conceived a series of coloured Byzatine and Moorish inspired pavilions each serving a specific purpose. The first stone was laid in 1902 but sadly by 1911 funds ran out and only 8 of the 48 projected pavilions were completed.

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Size: 3467px × 5201px
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Photo credit: © Bob Masters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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