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Palau Dalmases Review
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Palau Dalmases
- Address: Carrer Montcada 20, Born-Ribera, Barcelona, Catalonia | Map It
- Category: Arts/Performance Venues, Architectural Sites
- Location: Born-Ribera
Fodor's Review:
Barcelona's best 17th-century Renaissance patio is showcased here, built into a 15th-century palace. Note the heavy wooden doors leading into the patio; then take a careful look at the evocation of the Rape of Europa represented in high relief running up the baroque facade of the elegant stairway cutting across the end of the patio. Neptune's chariot, cherubic putti, naiads, dancers, tritons, and myriad musicians accompany Europa's mythological abduction by Zeus, who, in the form of a bull, carries her up the stairs and off to Crete. On either side of the door leading up the stairs, look for the minuscule representations of either putti or maidens covering their nakedness with their arms. These, along with the 15th-century Gothic chapel, with its reliefs of musical angels, and the vaulting in the reception area and in the main salon, are the only remnants of the 15th-century palace originally built here. The building is now the seat of the Omnium Cultural, a center for the diffusion of Catalan culture. Lectures, book presentations, and multiple events are open to the public. The Espai Barroc, on the ground floor, is a café with baroque-era flourishes, period furniture, and occasional musical performances.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Daily 9-2 and 4:30-7. Cafe Tues.-Sun. 7 PM-1 AM
- Metro: Catalunya, Jaume I
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