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El Poble-sec, Spain

Poble Sec Fire Station

El Poble-sec, Spain

Poble Sec Fire Station
Photo: Jaume Meneses · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Poble Sec Fire Station in Barcelona's El Poble-sec neighborhood exemplifies Noucentisme, the early-twentieth-century Catalan architectural movement that blended classical restraint with modernist sensibilities. Designated a Cultural Asset of Catalonia, the building represents the period's commitment to rational design and civic purpose, serving as both a functional emergency services facility and an expression of regional architectural identity during a formative era of Catalan culture.

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Type
fire station
Heritage
Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia
Place
El Poble-sec, Spain

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