Col·legi de les Teresianes

An imposing school, defined by order and spirituality, showing Gaudí at his most austere and essential.

Carrer de Ganduxer, 85-105

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Col·legi de les Teresianes is a modernista school designed by Antoni Gaudí in the Sarrià neighbourhood. Surrounded by gardens, the building rises like a sober fortress, where the architect exercises restraint without abandoning his signature style. Limited by budget, he used austere materials, yet left his unmistakable mark: brick, parabolic arches, symbolic ceramics and pointed forms. A project far removed from the ornamentation of Park Güell or the Sagrada Família, yet no less elaborate. For more than a century, the school has embodied both functionality and transcendence, in a space that invites visitors to observe its architecture with the same attentiveness one gives to a prayer.

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Take in the pointed forms and exposed brickwork: the restraint imposed by the religious order becomes an exercise in radical creativity. Gaudí introduces symbols such as the four-armed cross and ceramic spikes, placing spirituality above bourgeois ornamentation.

Today, right in the heart of Sarrià, the school is still in use, offering all levels of education, from pre-school to upper secondary education. It is a state-subsidised school and, since the end of the last century, fully co-educational.

If you get the chance to step inside (note: it only opens to the public on rare open days), wander the corridors and enjoy the playful interplay of natural light.

Col·legi de les Teresianes

Figura de Santa Teresa entre arcs ogivals

Col·legi de les Teresianes

Casa Vicens Gaudí

Discover Antoni Gaudí's first masterpiece, a building that marked the beginning of a new way of understanding architecture. Located in the Vila de Gràcia, this house museum was the beginning of a new way of understanding architecture: free, colourful and deeply inspired by nature. Since 2005, Casa Vicens has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Built between 1883 and 1885 as a summer residence, Casa Vicens is one of the most striking gems of Catalan Modernism. Its style blends Eastern and Mudejar influences with a strong presence of natural elements, creating a unique work in which ceramics, wrought iron, colour and meticulous ornamentation stand out, heralding the artistic language that would define all of Gaudí's future work.

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