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Institut Pere Mata, Reus: beauty as part of the cure
Institut Pere Mata in Reus: a psychiatric hospital by Domènech i Montaner, opened in 1900, where beauty was part of the cure. Inside Pavilion 6.
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4 hours ago4 min read
Krutikov’s circus, or the Hippo-Palace: Kyiv’s first Art Nouveau building
Krutikov’s circus in Kyiv, the Hippo-Palace, 1903–1941: Bradtman’s Art Nouveau building, horses without a whip, the 1918 hetman congress and the loss.
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6 hours ago8 min read
The old pharmacies of Barcelona: stained glass, carved wood and a gilded snake
Barcelona · Eixample and La Rambla · 1890s–1920
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8 hours ago6 min read
Kyiv Art Nouveau: irises, masks and chimaeras
Kyiv Art Nouveau: why the city built so much of it in 1895–1914, what to look for on a facade, the House with Chimaeras, and what is being lost.
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Oct 126 min read
The roof of Casa Milà - and the flats beneath it
Barcelona · Passeig de Gràcia, 92 · 1906–1912
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Oct 124 min read
Hotel Diana, Tossa de Mar.
Casa Sans, now Hotel Diana: a Modernista summer house on the seafront of Tossa de Mar, built 1906–1910. Two facades, a Diana by Marès, olambrillas.
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Oct 62 min read
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