Part Alta in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Casa Ximenis

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2022

1. Casa Ximenis Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Catalan:)
Edifici projectat per l'arquitecte Josep Maria Jujol l'any 1914. Destaca la composició asimètrica de la façana i la seva ornamentació d'esgrafiats, forja i serralleria.

(Spanish:)
Edificio proyectado por el arquitecto Josep Maria Jujol en el año 1914. Destaca la composición asimétrica de su fachada y la ornamentación de esgrafiados, forja y cerrajería.

(English:)
A building designed by the architect Josep Maria Jujol in 1914. The asymmetry of the facade, its sgraffito ornamentation and the ironwork are particularly interesting.

(French:)
Édifice conçu par l'architecte Josep Maria Jujol en 1914. La composition asymétrique de la façade et l'ornementation en sgraffites et fer forgé sont particulièrement remarquables.

Erected by Ajuntament de Tarragona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 41° 7.092′ N,

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1° 15.268′ E. Marker is in Tarragona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Part Alta. Marker is on Via del Imperio Roma, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via del Imperio Roma 17, Tarragona, Cataluña 43003, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Estanislau Figueres i Moragues (within shouting distance of this marker); La Audiència Provincial / La Audiencia Provincial / The Provincial Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Torre d'en Tintorer / Dyer's Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Sant Agapito Bis (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Roman Circus Stands (about 180 meters away); Casa del General / House of the General (about 210 meters away); Josep Alsina Amorós (about 210 meters away); Ángel Barceló Vallvé (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarragona.

Also see . . . Casa Ximenis (Tarragona) (Wikipedia, in Catalan).

Excerpt (in translation): "This house is part of a row of buildings that extend a demolished section of the old Roman wall of the city, opposite a large urban park. Josep Maria Jujol was commissioned to renovate the original building where the Ximenis house is currently located, in order to adapt it as a home for Dr. Ximenis, canon of the cathedral, in 1914. This original construction had
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2022

2. Casa Ximenis and marker
an old barn on the ground floor and a first floor which was accessed by an entrance to Carrer de Salines, parallel to the Via de l'Imperi, behind the wall. The result was a building that is currently considered a very characteristic work of Jujol's architecture for the treatment of ironworking."

(Submitted on May 20, 2022.)

Casa Ximenis - sgraffito example image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2022

3. Casa Ximenis - sgraffito example

Above the front door: "Ave Maria".

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.