Palau de la Música Catalana - Lluís Domènech i Montaner
INTRODUCTION
The Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall designed in the Catalan modernisme style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It was built in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural and political independence movement that came to be known as the Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated February 9 1908.
QUESTIONS
1. Who designed the Palace of Catalan Music?
2. When was this architect born? And where?
3. When was the Palace of Catalan Music opened to the public?
4. In which style was the Palace of Catalan Music designed?
5. How long did it take to build the Palace of Catalan Music?
6. Where is the Palace of Catalan Music?
7. Which is the main room of the Palace of the Catalan Music?
8. Do yo know what is the Orfeó Català?
9. Who is the current President of the Orfeó Català?
10. Which kind of events take place in the Palace of Catalan Music?
11. Has been there any reforms in the Palace since it was built?
12. Do you know any other building by Domenech i Montaner?
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