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Designed by Josep Maria
Jujol i Gibert and built
between 1913 and 1916,
Torre de la Creu is
located in a small town
near Barcelona (Sant
Joan Despí).
Because the domes
resemble a cluster of
eggs, the house received
also from locals the name
of "Casa del ous" (ous is
the Catalan word for
eggs).

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Under the parabolic domes of
Torre de la Creu, Jujol
designed two houses with
some characteristic elements
as the elegant stairway - both
simple and magnificent
instead of the small space -,
the gallery, the tower and
other elements lately applied
under various shapes in other
projects of Jujol.

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Ave inscription and logo of Maria, on the wall of porch

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Porch with
parabolic arc

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Entrance door

7.
Behind grandstand (tribune)
Dining room (windows)

8.
Dining room (with two separate
entrances) and kitchen door in
the background

9.
Dining room tribune with two
cast iron columns

10.
Plaster decoration on the
threshold of the dining room
door
Access door to the dining
room and exit to the terrace

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Hydraulic pavement with floral motifs

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Hydraulic pavement tile. Size 20 x 20 cm

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Drawing room

14.
Drawing
room, main
staircase and
dining area
(background)

15.
Drawing
room, main
staircase and
entrance door
(background) First floor

16.
Spiral staircase (one of the
two main)

17.
Staircase and first floor landing

18.
Main staircase

19.
Staircase and first floor landing

20.
rooms from first floor
Torre de la Creu designed by
Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert and
built between 1913 and 1916

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rooms from first floor

22.
Staircase
leading to
the
basement

23.
Second floor (main staircase and tower staircase)
main staircase

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Helix-shaped tower's staircase
Torre de la Creu, popularly known as the Casa dels Ous (house of eggs),
in Sant Joan Despí, near Barcelona, was originally planned as a
summerhouse for Jordi’s aunt

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Helix-shaped tower's staircase

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Josep Maria Jujol, one of
Gaudí’s major collaborators, is
an architect who deserves
greater national and
international recognition. He
was a magnificent architect
with tremendous talent and
creativity, as can be seen in
his audacious and harmonious
design for the Torre de la Creu

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Helix-shaped tower's staircase
At present the house is a
property of Sant Joan Despí
municipality that will devote
it to social purposes.

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Sound: Isaac Albéniz - Capricho Catalan - Arthur Zachary Backwoods, piano
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Pictures: Joan Palau & Internet
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