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Casa Macaya

Download date: 17/07/2025

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This Modernista house on Passeig de Sant Joan, designed between 1898 and 1900 by the architect Josep Puig i Cadalfach, has an eclectic style.

  • Cultural heritage

Footprints of modernisme

Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 1973, Casa Macaya, with its imposing white stucco facade and stone sculpture, catches the eye of pedestrians on Passeig de Sant Joan. It was designed by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and its Modernista style, with Civil Gothic influences, is unmistakable even today, 100 years after its was built.

Commissioned by the industrialist Roman Macaya Gibert, Casa Macaya stands out for its architectural beauty and the contrast between the apparent simplicity of its white facade and the lavish stone decoration of the windows. The stone sculptures are the work of Puig i Cadafalch’s regular collaborators, Eusebi Arnau and Alfons Juyol.

The evolution of a space

The outstanding features of the interior are the big stone arches and the ornamental staircase with floral motifs that used to lead to what was the main house of the Macaya family until 1914. Today the building, which is also known as Palau Macaya, serves as a social and sustainability centre of ”la Caixa”, who acquired it in 1947.

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Location and contact

Location and contact

Casa Macaya

Address:
Pg Sant Joan, 0108
Districte:
Eixample
Neighborhood:
la Dreta de l'Eixample
City:
Barcelona
Getting there

Timetable and prices

Timetable

Dies Hores Preus

De dilluns a divendres

excepte festius, 24 desembre, 31 desembre i 5 gener

 de 09:00 h a 14:00 h i
de 16:00 h a 20:00 h
Entrada Gratuïta

L'entrada a l'edifici és gratuïta,

l'accés a les activitats és gratuït amb reserva
24 desembre,
31 desembre i
5 gener		 de 09.00 h a 14.00 h

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