○ Unique Houses
Palau del Baró de Quadras
Av. Diagonal, 373 – Barcelona
A jewel of modernism
The Palau del Baró de Quadras is a building renovated by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch between 1902 and 1906 by order of Manuel de Quadras i Feliu, first baron of Quadras. The building, which already existed, had been built in 1882, with 4 floors in height, by order of the merchant Bonaventura Babot Guillermo.
History
On June 15, 1884, Josep Quadras Prim bought the house. Upon his death, the building passed into the hands of his eldest son, Manuel Quadras i Feliu, first baron of Quadras. The baron had commissioned Josep Puig i Cadafalch to rehabilitate an old castle on his property. Satisfied with the final project, he also commissioned him to renovate the building he had in Barcelona, the future Palau del Baró de Quadras.
Manuel de Quadras i Feliu (1860-1927)
Became the first baron of Quadras in 1900, a title granted by Queen Regent María Cristina, mother of Alfonso XIII. Manuel de Quadras married Joana Veiret Xipell (1862-1939), with whom he had two children: Josep and Maria de Quadras i Veiret.
Josep de Quadras i Veiret (1889-1965)
The successor to the title was his son Josep, second baron of Quadras. A lawyer by profession, he was also deputy mayor of Barcelona and married Pilar de Camps i de Casanovas, daughter of the Marquises of Camps. The daughter of the first Baron of Quadras, Maria de Quadras i Veiret, married Joan Nadal de Vilardaga.
The Institut Ramon Llull
The Palau del Baró de Quadras, listed as a Historical and Artistic Monument of National Interest, has been the headquarters of this Institute since 2013.
The Institut Ramon Llull is a public body whose aim is to promote the Catalan language and culture on an international scale.
It is a public body that ensures the promotion, in the international field, of Catalan language and culture studies in the academic field, the translation of literature and thought and Catalan cultural production in other sectors, such as the visual arts, design, architecture, performing arts, music and cinema.
The Institut Ramon Llull promotes artistic and cultural exchanges abroad and supports language studies at the university level.
What will we visit?
In the Palau Baró de Quadras, remodeled by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, we will visit the rooms of what was the residence of the Quadras family.