Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
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Why go
- Twelve pavilions stand in a large green space linked by long underground galleries.
- UNESCO World Heritage status is shared with Palau de la Música Catalana.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Four facade sculpturesPablo Gargallo’s sculptures represent faith, hope, charity and work.Main administration building facade
- Pau Gil monumentEusebi Arnau’s monument to the benefactor stands at the centre of the staircase.Administration pavilion staircase
- Medicinal plant motifsArches and columns depict a garden of medicinal plants.Inside the main entrance pavilion
Know before you go
- Visitors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Only venue guides, authorised tourist guides and teachers accompanying student groups may lead guided visits.
Tips for your visit
- Explore independently with a map and exhibits in the different spaces.
- Guided tours cover artistic details of the former hospital and anecdotes from its 600-year history.
- For research into the hospital or Barcelona’s history, the historical archive offers an information service, a reading room and reprographics.
With kids
- School visits cater for primary-school pupils through university students.
- School groups can choose self-guided or guided visits.
- Educational resources support school visits.
Interesting facts5
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The hospital’s north–south layout gave its main façades maximum sunlight.
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The original design separated men’s and women’s pavilions, and kept surgical pavilions apart from infectious-disease wards.
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The administration pavilion is topped by a clock tower.
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The administration pavilion’s central façade depicts the hospital’s original cross, Catalan bars and a ship from the Paris coat of arms.
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Pablo Gargallo and Eusebio Arnau created sculptures for the complex; Francesc Labarta designed paintings and mosaics, and Josep Perpinyà worked on the ironwork.
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History
Pau Gil funded the new buildings, and the name Sant Pau was added in his honour. The hospital replaced services formerly housed at the Hospital de la Santa Creu. It was conceived as a self-contained garden city, with streets, gardens, a water supply, a church and a convent. The hospital generated its own electricity and had a substantial pharmacy department carrying out research.
- 1401Six medieval hospitals merged to form the Hospital de la Santa Creu.
- 1901Lluís Domènech i Montaner designed the new hospital.
- 1902–1913The foundation stone was laid in January 1902; building work began in February 1905, during the first phase led by Domènech i Montaner.
- 1920–1930His son Pere Domènech i Roura led the second phase, adding six buildings in a more restrained Modernista style.
- 1930King Alfons XIII handed the new hospital over for its intended use on 16 January.
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- 1991The complex received the Creu de Sant Jordi distinction from the Generalitat de Catalunya.
- June 2009The hospital stopped operating when a new hospital opened next to the old complex.
- 2014The restored complex reopened for museum and cultural use.
Sources: Hospital de Sant Pau - Wikipedia · Recinte Modernista Sant Pau Barcelona | Web Ofi… · Visita lliure | Recinte Modernista Sant Pau Bar… · Visita guiada | Recinte Modernista Sant Pau Bar… · Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau - Wikipedia · Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo - Wikiped… · Hôpital de Sant Pau - Wikipedia · Programme éducatif | Recinte Modernista Sant Pa… · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- santpaubarcelona.org/
- Phone
- 935117876
Questions and answers
Why is Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau called Sant Pau?
The name honours banker Pau Gil, whose bequest financed the new hospital.
What did the restoration of Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau involve?
More than 30 expert and architect teams contributed. They studied historical archives to recover the buildings’ original configuration.
How is the entrance to Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau oriented?
The main entrance faces the Sagrada Família at a 45-degree angle to the surrounding Ensanche grid.
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