The master and the student

Alongside his apprentice, Antoni Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner is one of the biggest names in Catalan modernism. As such, it is not coincidental that both architects’ masterpieces are constructed just a kilometre away from each other. From the main building of Hospital de Sant Pau, you can see the mighty Sagrada Familia tower above the elegant Avinguda Gaudí, the boulevard that connects them both. While both projects might seem unrelated at first, the two architects were convinced that they, in fact, completed each other: Hospital de Sant Pau would keep the body healthy, and the Sagrada Familia would cure the soul.