{"id":153584,"date":"2025-02-21T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/?p=153584"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:43:15","slug":"the-neighbor-of-the-chalet-with-a-bird-door-and-a-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/en\/the-neighbor-of-the-chalet-with-a-bird-door-and-a-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neighbor of the Chalet with a Bird Door and a Cinema&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Ferran Garc\u00e9s<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-156282\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-2048x1407.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Portada-Ruta-Gaudi-enginyer-600x412.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>Nowadays, Torre Bellesguard is surrounded by streets and houses. However, at the time of its construction, between 1900 and 1909, it was a house in the middle of the countryside, visible from afar. One of its first neighbors may have been a friend of Gaud\u00ed, with whom he collaborated on three projects. Unfortunately, none of them have survived to this day. Two of them would have been very close to Torre Bellesguard.<\/p>\n<p>That friend was Llu\u00eds Graner i Arruf\u00ed. In his time, he was a successful painter who, thanks to the money he earned from his paintings, ventured into theatrical business. He was also closely linked to the Sarri\u00e0 and Sant Gervasi neighborhoods, as his family moved there when he was about 10 or 11 years old. His first commission for Gaud\u00ed was a summer house, following the trend of the bourgeoisie of his time.<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Bird Door<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By 1904, Gaud\u00ed had already built Casa Figueras, the name Torre Bellesguard was known by at the time (he would complete the rest of the project between 1908 and 1909). That same year, he started work on Casa Batll\u00f3, one of his most famous works, and another much lesser-known one: the so-called Chalet Graner, named after Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s painter friend.<\/p>\n<p>The chalet was to be located in front of Escuelas P\u00edas, at Calle Santa Eulalia, No. 40 (today called Calle de la Inmaculada, No. 44-46), just a five-minute walk from Torre Bellesguard. The following photo gives us an approximate idea of what that walk would have been like at the time:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153576\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fdb8c5f0dcac4d113bedbcfec81d7678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Due to financial problems, only the foundations of the chalet and the entrance gate to the estate were built. In this gate, Gaud\u00ed, a nature lover, designed three different entrances: one for pedestrians, another for carriages, and, at the top, a smaller one for birds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153572\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FF_012863.jpg-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FF_012863.jpg-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FF_012863.jpg.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gate stood for only a short time. The only known photograph of it was taken in 1927, and it is the one featured at the beginning of this article. Shortly afterward, it was destroyed. However, this curious gate was replicated in Comillas, Cantabria, where it is still preserved today under the name \u201cPuerta de Moro\u201d, in honor of its owner, Paulino Moro y Quijano, a relative of the owner of El Capricho, Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s well-known building in Comillas.<\/p>\n<p>The replica was built by Juli\u00e1n Bardier Pardo, a bricklayer who had worked for Gaud\u00ed, and his uncle, Jos\u00e9 Pardo Casanovas, the contractor for El Capricho.<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gaud\u00ed\u2019s &#8220;Cinema&#8221;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a paradox of life, in 1904, Llu\u00eds Graner also commissioned Gaud\u00ed to design the project that would ruin him: a performance hall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amicsdelarambla.cat\/cat\/larambla-visitar-estudis.html\">Rambla dels Estudis,<\/a> No. 4 (now No. 122). In honor of Barcelona\u2019s patron saint, the venue was named Sala Merc\u00e8, and it is probably one of Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s most unusual works.<\/p>\n<p>The basement housed a &#8220;fantastic grotto,&#8221; featuring various attractions such as dioramas with life-size sculptures depicting the Flight to Egypt, the Birth of Our Lord, and the Annunciation.<\/p>\n<p>On the main floor was the &#8220;cinema&#8221;, although this term may not be the most accurate. In addition to films and documentaries, &#8220;musical visions&#8221; were performed, combining poetry, music, and lighting effects.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the initial excitement, Sala Merc\u00e8 turned out to be unprofitable, leading to the financial ruin of its promoter, Llu\u00eds Graner. In 1913, this innovative venue closed its doors and was replaced by the Atl\u00e0ntic Cinema, which operated until 1987. Eventually, the entire building was demolished to construct the Citadines Hotel, which is still in operation today.<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Reinforced Concrete Bridge<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, in 1906, Llu\u00eds Graner, along with other residents of the former Calle Santa Eulalia, commissioned Gaud\u00ed to build the <a href=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/en\/bridges-and-viaducts-gaudi-the-urban-planner\/\">Pomaret Bridge<\/a>. We discussed it in last Friday\u2019s article, so we won\u2019t go into details. We will just recall that, had it been built, this bridge would have been located very close to Torre Bellesguard, much like the Chalet Graner. However, a viaduct very similar to the planned bridge still survives in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-156277\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-1024x491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-1536x736.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-2048x981.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-del-Pomaret-detall-1-600x288.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>All these works\u2014along with others we haven&#8217;t mentioned\u2014were built almost simultaneously, during what is considered Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s golden period. Although some have been lost, they serve as clear examples of Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s talent, proving his ability to build anything.<\/p>\n<p>As for the other protagonist of our story, Llu\u00eds Graner, what became of him? The brief owner of the bird gate, overwhelmed by debt, fled to the United States in 1910. There, he rebuilt his finances by painting portraits. He returned to Barcelona eighteen years later, suffering from serious health problems.<\/p>\n<p>In an almost poetic twist, Graner died in 1929 and was buried in the Sant Gervasi Cemetery, next to Torre Bellesguard and the street where he and his friend Gaud\u00ed once dreamed of a house with a bird door and a bridge that, as Antoni Tobella put it,<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;was meant to connect the neighborhoods of Sarri\u00e0 and Sant Gervasi, to which he had been so deeply linked since his childhood.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">References<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d57f0edb-155b-40fe-876c-b177494c109b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"898\">(1) Tobella, Antoni (30\/06\/2019), <em data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"871\">\u201cLlu\u00eds Graner and Antoni Gaud\u00ed in Sarri\u00e0 and Sant Gervasi\u201d<\/em>, Diari El Jard\u00ed website.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1053\">More information, with bibliography: Anonymous, <em data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"973\">\u201cLlu\u00eds Graner i Arruf\u00ed\u201d<\/em>, Publications website of the Theatre Institute, Barcelona Provincial Council.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1134\">(2) Bassegoda i Nonell, Joan (1989), <em data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1107\">El Gran Gaud\u00ed<\/em>, Sabadell, Ausa, p. 471.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1225\">(3) Van Hensbergen, Gijs van (2002), <em data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1187\">Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/em>, Debolsillo, Barcelona, p. 165-166.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1474\">More information: Minguet Batllori, Joan M. <em data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1423\">\u201cLa \u00abSala Merc\u00e8\u00bb, the first cinematograph of the Barcelona bourgeoisie. (With some clarifications about Segundo de Chom\u00f3n\u2019s early years in Barcelona)\u201d<\/em>, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes website.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1505\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">(4) Tobella, Antoni, Op. cit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ferran Garc\u00e9s\u00a0 Nowadays, Torre Bellesguard is surrounded by streets and houses. However, at the time of its construction, between 1900 and 1909, it was a house in the middle of the countryside, visible from afar. One of its first neighbors may have been a friend of Gaud\u00ed, with whom he collaborated on three projects. 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