Cèsar Martinell i Brunet (

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, 24 December 1888 -

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, 19 November 1973) was a

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'' modernista''

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. 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

El Pinell de Brai - Weinkellerei der Genossenschaft - Vorderseite

Cèsar Martinell artistic style was primarily

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, with some

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. His masterpieces were his designs for

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, 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

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such as Falset, Nulles, Cornudella de Montsant, Montblanc and

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, and some of them can be visited. He also designed the

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and he managed restoration projects, such as the Basilica of Santa Maria in

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Photo gallery

File:E06 Celler de la Cooperativa Agrícola, de Cèsar Martinell.jpg, Exterior of the cooperative winery in

, Terra Alta File:Celler_Gandesa.jpg, Interior of the

cooperative winery. File:Celler Cooperatiu (Gandesa) - 19.jpg, Interior of the

cooperative winery, another view. File:Nulles - Cooperativa vinícola.jpg, Interior of the Nulles cooperative winery. File:Celler de Sant Cugat lateral.JPG, Winery cooperative of

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, next to Barcelona.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinell I Brunet, Cesar 1888 births 1973 deaths Architects from Catalonia People from Valls Modernisme architects