Sant Pere (, ''Barri de Sant Pere'' in Catalan) is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of

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. It is named after the monastery

Sant Pere de les Puelles Sant Pere de les Puel·les (in Catalan, ''Puel·les'', in Spanish, ''Real Monasterio de San Pedro de las Puellas'') is a Benedictine monastery in the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera neighborhood of the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Ca ...

. Nowadays, it is a part of the

Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera () is a neighborhood in the ''Ciutat Vella'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). It is formed by the former neighborhoods of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina and la Ribera La Ribera (, 'The Shore') is on ...

neighborhood.

Points of interest

*The neighborhood received its name from the 10th century monastery of

, (Saint Peter of the Innocents), at Lluís El Piadós 1. The monastery is named after girls that disfigured themselves to avoid rape and murder. *The

Palau de la Música Catalana Palau de la Música Catalana (, ) is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan ''modernisme, modernista'' style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a ...

(Palace of Catalan Music) concert hall designed by

Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan '' Modernisme català'', the Art Nouveau/ Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan pol ...

is located at Carrer Sant Francesc de Paula 2.''"Time Out Online"''

Gallery

Barcelona - Església de Sant Pere de Puelles.jpg, Sant Pere de les Puel·les Palau de musica 2.JPG,

References

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