Cèsar Martinell i Brunet
Cèsar Martinell i Brunet | |
---|---|
File:Pinell de Brai - Interior del Celler.jpg
Interior of one of Martinell's "cathedrals of wine". This is the cooperative wine cellar at Pinell de Brai, in Southern Catalonia.
|
|
Born | 24 December 1888 Valls |
Died | 19 November 1973 (at the age of 84) Barcelona, Catalonia |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | arti'cimo |
Buildings | Winery of Cornudella de Montsant Winery of Falset Winery of Nulles Winery of Barberà de la Conca Winery of Rocafort de Queralt Winery of Gandesa Winery of Pinell de Brai Flour making factory of Cervera |
Cèsar Martinell i Brunet (Valls, December 24, 1888 - Barcelona, November 19, 1973)[1] was a Catalan modernista architect. He was part of the small and selected group of architects that were connected to Antoni Gaudí, his most important teacher. As a multifaceted person, Martinell was also a researcher and art historian. He became famous for the many wine cellars he made for the agriculture cooperatives of different towns throughout Catalonia, especially in the south, in the Province of Tarragona. These are known as "the cathedrals of wine".
Artistic style
![](/w/images/thumb/4/4a/Pinell_de_Brai_-_Celler_cooperatiu.jpg/300px-Pinell_de_Brai_-_Celler_cooperatiu.jpg)
Cèsar Martinell artistic style was primarily Modernisme, with some Noucentisme. His masterpieces were his designs for wineries, which are called the cathedrals of wine (les catedrals del vi) due to their magnificence. The use of traditional architectural techniques and materials helped to build these monumental buildings. His wine cathedrals are located in several cities of Catalonia such as Falset, Nulles, Cornudella de Montsant, Montblanc and Gandesa, and some of them can be visited.[2] He also designed the flour mill of Cervera and he managed restoration projects, such as the Basilica of Santa Maria in Igualada.
Photo Gallery
- Wine Cathedrals
-
E06 Celler de la Cooperativa Agrícola, de Cèsar Martinell.jpg
Exterior of the cooperative winery in Gandesa, Terra Alta
-
Celler Gandesa.jpg
Interior of the Gandesa cooperative winery.
-
Celler Cooperatiu (Gandesa) - 19.jpg
Interior of the Gandesa cooperative winery, another view.
-
Nulles - Cooperativa vinícola.jpg
Interior of the Nulles cooperative winery.
-
Winery cooperative of Sant Cugat del Vallès, next to Barcelona.
Notes
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. |