Old tannery from 1917 with a modernist façade by Josep Pausas i Coll. Renovated...
- Josep Pausas i Coll
- 1917
- Modernist
Much more than a district
Reconquer, recall, recreate, the Rec
Enter the most emblematic industrial district of Catalonia: the Rec district in Igualada
The Rec district in Igualada
Everything you need to know about the Rec district: presentation, vindication, transformation and memory.
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Everything you can't miss: walk through the Rec and discover more than twenty heritage gems with this map.
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The highlights
Discover the most important parts of the district’s heritage
Seven centuries of tradition in the art of tanning hides have left their mark on every stone in this iconic district, which has been declared Industrial Heritage of Catalonia and is considered the most important active tanning architectural development in Europe.
Between C. Sant Faust and C. del Sol, the canal preserves its...
- 12th century (irrigation canal), 18th century (buttresses)
The family home faces C. Sant Antoni and still has the inscription “AC 1886”.
- 18th century
An open irrigation canal between C. San Faust and C. del Dr. Joan Mercader, which supplied the...
- 12th century
Dating from 1918, a work of Josep Pausas. The modernist set of buildings is completed by the...
- Josep Pausas Coll
- 1918-1919
- Modernist
Modernist tannery by the architect Josep Ros i Ros (1912-1919). Known as the “tanners’ cathedral” because of...
- Josep Ros i Ros
- 1912
- Modernist
More than 20 gems are waiting to be discovered. Get to know them!
