Plan of Barcelona, circa 1741 (source: Institut Cartografic I Geologic de Catalunya)

Casa Fuster, a short walk from the ‘Block of Discord’ on Passeig de Gràcia was designed and constructed between 1908 and 1910 as a gift from Mariano Fuster to his wife. At the time it was the most expensive house in the Eixample with a white marble cladding. It is designed with a mix of restrained Classical and Modernist styles (source: Author).

Roof pavilion on the Casa Lleo i Morera, by Lluis Domènechi i Montaner 1902, which incorporates sculptural reliefs inspired by nature (source: Author).

Palau de la Musica Catalana (source: Author)

Casa Vicens in Gràcia designed by Antoni Gaudi in 1883 lished planning instruments. in the Mudéjar style with glazed tile and brick which reinterpreted Islamic design (source: Author).

La Rambla (source: Author)

One of the ‘gateways’ in and out of Plaça Reial (source: Author)

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross Sant Eulalia occupies the site of a Roman temple, and was built over a period of 150 years from 1298. Its main façade was completed in 1913, with its highly decorated treatment contrasting with the older medieval structure (source: Author).

The inner courtyard of the old Hospital de la Santa Creu which dates to 1401 houses a café in one of its cloisters amidst groves of orange trees, and now houses the Biblioteca de Catalunya and he Institut d’Estudis Catalans (source: Author).

Barcelona’s ‘Superblock’ (source: Author)

Port Authority Building on Port Vell built in 1907 as a maritime station (source: Author)