Old 18th century tannery now converted into a museum. It shows how hides were tanned...
- Pere Puig i Rodríguez
- 18th century
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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Check the list of the most recent publications on this district of great heritage interest.
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.
In the past, rainwater filtered through the side alley forming gullies.
- 1841
The origins of the irrigation canal and this flour mill date back to the 12th century. The canal ended...
- s. XII
Old cotton factory (1897), formed by two two-storey industrial buildings topped with a...
- 1897 (old unit) / 1910-1920 (new unit)
- Modernist
Old tannery from 1917 with a modernist façade by Josep Pausas i Coll. Renovated...
- Josep Pausas i Coll
- 1917
- Modernist
Thermal power plant built in 1903, work of the architect Isidre Gili. A group of buildings of...
- Isidre Gili i Moncunill
- 1903
- Modernist
More than 20 gems are waiting to be discovered. Get to know them!
