Barcelona Guide
The Eixample
Casa Lleó Morera
Address: Pg. de Gràcia 35, on the corner with c/Consell de Cent
The six-storey Casa Lleó Morera was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and completed in 1906. The least extravagant building in the block, it has suffered more than the others from "improvements" wrought by subsequent owners, which included removing the ground-floor arches and sculptures. The luxury leather goods store Loewe occupies the whole of the ground floor, while the main entrance to the building is resolutely guarded to prevent more than a peek inside. This is a pity, because it has a rich Art Nouveau interior, flush with ceramics and wood, as well as exquisite stained glass, while its semicircular jutting balconies are quite distinctive.