lo PALAU...

yes, the Palau de la Musica Catalana is its correct name although to some the last word is left and it is not that the name of this building is too long right ...? but what many do not know is that this jewel of Catalan modernism that many now flatter, in the 40s and 50s was renamed "Palau de la Quincallaria" for the famous Ampurdan writer Josep Pla who at the time flagged a campaign to promote its demolition, something that if perhaps could not be carried out must be so that in those days there were so many things to redo that put was left in the queue of things to do because there there were other priorities than to attend to what we could label as “collonada” so typical of that ampurdanés right…? Fortunately for the increasingly uprooted of Barcelona, ​​this building is not only still standing but has recently been remodeled with a part not very fortunate extension but the part listed as a heritage element has been rehabilitated for the enjoyment of those who want to enjoy… !!!! As significant data of this building it is necessary to say that the fact to have a reduced lot, something habitual in Barcelona caused that the foyer is arranged in the ground floor, something that in addition has gone very well for the 'extension and that the auditorium be placed in an ennobled plan with respect to the street plan which means that we can relate this built complex with the typical "palaces" of the city and from here perhaps derives its name. The truth is that one of the most representative institutions of choral singing in Catalonia, the Orfeó Català has its headquarters here, which in this visual tour is mostly shown with spheroramas in order to emphasize its cosmicity.