Austere french art nouveau

The undulating bay windows with a stone frame are the outstanding feature of this block of flats on Rambla de Catalunya. Miquel Fargas, a doctor, commissioned the architect Enric Sagnier to build it and he opted for a much more austere building compared to his earlier designs. The most elaborate are the windows of the main facade, with their floral and allegorical decoration. Inside, in the hallway, you can see two trefoil arches which separate the marble staircase from the stairwell, occupied by the lift. The wooden and wrought-iron banister also includes floral decoration and the wall which runs down the side of the stairs covered with ochre marble tiles.

The home of Ramon Trias Fargas

The liberal, pro-Catalan politician Ramon Trias Fargas (1922-1989), who founded Esquerra Democràtica de Catalunya (Democratic Left of Catalonia) in 1964, was born and died in this house. Today, the foundation named after him occupies one of the floors of the building.