Hospital de Sant Pau

Hospital de Sant Pau is a complex of twelve interconnected brick pavilions in El Baix Guinardó, Barcelona, now used as a museum and cultural site. The individual buildings stand in a garden and are linked by underground passages that once moved patients and staff between the medical sections.

The complex was built between 1902 and 1930 following designs by Lluís Domènech i Montaner as a replacement for several medieval hospitals that had merged since 1401. After decades as a working hospital, the site was restored in the 2000s and opened for cultural purposes.

The name honors Saint Paul, and the pavilions display colored ceramic tiles and glass windows that fill the interiors with light. Visitors see today how this design originally aimed to support patient well-being by bringing together nature and art.

The museum section opens in winter between 10:00 and 16:30, and in summer until 18:30, with shorter hours on Sundays. The passages and gardens are mostly level and easy to walk, making most areas accessible.

The architect planned the streets diagonally to the Barcelona city grid so the pavilions could receive more sun and fresh air. Today the site also houses offices of international organizations such as the World Health Organization and UN-HABITAT.

Location: El Baix Guinardó

Inception: 1905

Architects: Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Pere Domènech i Roura

Architectural style: Catalan modernism, Art Nouveau architecture

Fee: Yes

Made from material: brick, ceramic glaze, stained glass

Part of: list of Modernista buildings in Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

Address: Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167-171, Cartagena, 334-372, Mas Casanovas, 70-90 i Sant Quintí, 55-95

Opening Hours: Holidays,Sunday 10:00-14:30; November-March: Monday-Saturday 10:00-16:30; April-October: Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:30; January 01,January 06,December 25: off

Phone: +34935537801

Website: https://santpaubarcelona.org

GPS coordinates: 41.41278,2.17444

Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:36