Popularly known as Casa de la Papallona, or “Butterfly House”, because of the mosaic in the form of a butterfly that crowns the facade, Casa Fajol is a Modernista building designed by the architect Josep Graner and built between 1911 and 1929. The City Council have listed it as a Building of Historical and Artistic Interest, and it is named after its owner, Salvio Fajol.
Modernista building
Its simple forms make Casa Fajol easy to escape the notice of pedestrians who fail to look up and admire the semicircular butterfly covered in trencadís ceramic fragments, which crowns the facade of this Modernista house on Carrer de Llança, in Esquerra de l’Eixample. It is a narrow building between party walls, with six floors and large balconies that have wrought-iron railings decorated with floral motifs. The entrance hall is decorated with ceramic bannisters and sgraffito on the walls.
Hidden by the bullring
The alterations to the old Les Arenes bullring, now a shopping centre, have left Casa Fajol somewhat hidden away, as it can only be seen from the street itself. It could previously be seen from Plaça d’Espanya and Parc de l’Escorxador.
Cultural heritage
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Eixample
la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample
- Address:
- Llança, 20
- Districte:
- Eixample
- Neighborhood:
- la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample
- City:
- Barcelona
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