Dating from 1918, a work of Josep Pausas. The modernist set of buildings is completed by the...
- Josep Pausas Coll
- 1918-1919
- 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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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.
Old steam textile factory built in 1841, considered a symbol of the industrial revolution in...
- 1841
- Manchester-style
Originating from the old Cal Carol (1823) and Cal Cabòries (1889). It is still an...
- 1823 -1889
Built by Martí Enrich i Llop in 1919, work of Josep Pausas. It was extended with the elegant,...
- Josep Pausas i Coll / Joaquim Lloret i Homs and J. M. Lloret Mombrú
- 1919 / 1956-57
- Modernist
Old tannery dating from 1880, currently renovated by the architect Xavier Andrés as a gastronomic...
- Xavier Andrés
- 1880
Old knitwear factory (Escorpion) built in 1927 and extended in 1961 by...
- Joan Bassegoda Nonell
- 1927
More than 20 gems are waiting to be discovered. Get to know them!
