ITINÉRAIRE MODERNISTE
A walk along the Rambla will give you the opportunity to admire other beautiful facades of middle-class houses
It is above all thanks to Josep Azemar i Pont, a Figuerense architect, that modernism took place in the city. He is credited in particular with:
La Casa Cusí. (Rambla, 20). In neo-Gothic style and built in 1894, it housed a family of important industrialists of the city and used noble materials such as stone and wrought iron.
La Casa Puig-Soler (Rambla 27). Built in 1901 it is more eclectic in its inspirations. Note the tower overhanging its central axis and the fine columns surrounding the windows.
The Casa Salleras. (Rambla 16). Built to the north of the rambla in 1904, it is distinguished by its decorative plant and floral motifs, including the rose, which is very popular in this style.
La Casa Mas Roger. (Carrer Monturiol, 10-Plaça de la Palmera). Built in 1910 and known as Dalí's second home. Its three façades and the judicious combination of different materials: wood, iron, brick and stone are noteworthy. If the owners allow it, some guided tours allow visitors to see the view reproduced by Dalí in one of his paintings.
The Antic Escorxador. (Plaça de l'Escorxador). Built in 1902, it was the former municipal slaughterhouse.
Ingeneral, a walk along the Rambla will provide an opportunity to admire other beautiful façades of bourgeois homes, such as the neoclassical Casa Bonaterra - 1855 (no. 4); the rationalist Canet bookshop - 1932 (no. 7); the Art Deco façade of the Martin pharmacy - 1935 (no. 11); and the Casa Caselles, also from the 1930s (no. 22).
