Torre de la Creu

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Torre de la Creu is a modernist house in Sant Joan Despí, Spain, designed by architect Josep Maria Jujol and noted for its distinctive organic forms and colorful ceramic decoration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
house
modernist building
architect Josep Maria Jujol NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau
Catalan Modernisme NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Spain
genre residential architecture
hasArchitect Josep Maria Jujol NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalElement balconies
ceramic trencadís
towers
wrought-iron elements
hasArtisticMovement Modernisme català NERFINISHED
hasColorCharacteristic polychrome surfaces
hasCulturalSignificance important work of Catalan Modernisme in Sant Joan Despí
notable example of Jujol's independent work
hasDecoration colorful ceramic decoration
hasDesignCharacteristic highly expressive plastic forms
integration of structure and ornament
use of symbolic motifs
hasFacadeType asymmetric facade
hasFeature dynamic composition
playful ornamentation
sculptural volumes
hasForm organic forms
hasLocalName Torre dels Ous NERFINISHED
hasPeriod early 20th century architecture
hasRoofShape curved roof
hasTourismType architectural tourism attraction
hasWindowType irregularly shaped windows
heritageDesignation Bé Cultural d'Interès Local NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf architectural studies on Jujol
heritage and conservation literature
languageOfName Catalan
locatedIn Catalonia
Province of Barcelona
Sant Joan Despí NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea Barcelona metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedInMunicipality Sant Joan Despí NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
ceramic
stucco
namedAfter Creu (cross)
partOf Jujol's architectural legacy
use residential building

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Sant Joan Despí hasBuilding Torre de la Creu
Josep Maria Jujol notableWork Torre de la Creu
this entity surface form: Torre de la Creu (Casa de les Punxes de Sant Joan Despí)