Barcelona Guide
Montjuïc
Pavelló Mies van der Rohe
Address: Avinguda del Marquès de Comillas
Opening time: Daily 10am–8pm; guided visits Wed & Fri 5–7pm
Price: €4
Telephone: 934 234 016
Website: www.miesbcn.com
The 1986 reconstruction by Catalan architects of the Pavelló Mies van der Rohe recalls part of the German contribution to the 1929 Exhibition. Originally designed by Mies van der Rohe and used as a reception room during the Exhibition, it's considered a major example of modern rationalist architecture. The pavilion has a startlingly beautiful conjunction of hard straight lines with watery surfaces, its dark-green polished onyx alternating with shining glass. It's open to visitors but unless there's an exhibition in place, there is nothing to see inside save Mies van der Rohe's iconic tubular steel Barcelona Chair.