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Barcelona
Casa de les Punxes
Josep Puig i Cadafalch gave this corner of Avinguda Diagonal six pointed towers in 1905, making a private house look almost like a Catalan castle. Look up for brickwork, stained glass and the Saint George imagery worked into the façade.
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Gaudí’s rippling stone, rooftop chimneys and a glass of cava at the close.
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A two-and-a-half-hour glide through Gaudí's Barcelona, starting on Passeig de Lluis Companys.
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Two hours of modernist façades, Sant Pau and a chocolate stop between the stones.
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Guía editorial
Casa de les Punxes
A Modernista house that looks like a city castle
Casa de les Punxes stands at the meeting point of Avinguda Diagonal and the Eixample with a silhouette that is hard to mistake. Built in 1905 by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, it rises in red brick, stone and sharp conical towers, closer in spirit to a northern European castle than to the softer curves many travellers expect from Barcelona modernisme. The name means "House of Spikes", and one look at the roofline explains why.
What to look for on the façade
This is a building that rewards time spent looking up. The six towers are the first thing you notice, but the pleasure is in the details: wrought-iron balconies, stained glass, carved stonework and decorative panels that carry references to Saint George, one of Catalonia's most beloved figures. Even from outside, the house feels narrative rather than merely ornamental, as if each corner had been given its own emblem and mood.
Why it matters in Barcelona
While Gaudí often takes the spotlight, Casa de les Punxes is one of the clearest ways to see how rich and varied Catalan Modernisme really was. Puig i Cadafalch gave the city a more angular, medievalising language, full of symbolism and civic pride. That makes this house useful not only as a striking stop on a walk through the Eixample, but also as a way of reading Barcelona beyond its most photographed names.
How it fits into a day out
The building sits in a part of the city that is easy to pair with other Modernista landmarks and broad Eixample walks. You do not need much imagination to enjoy it: the corner view is immediate, the towers are visible from a distance and the decorative programme becomes clearer the longer you stand there. It works well as a deliberate architectural stop or as one of those façades that quietly changes the tone of an ordinary city walk.