In 2009 the most important intervention on property in Catalonia in recent years

The new project that will host the historic grounds of Sant Pau is presented: the International Centre for the Mediterranean

This morning, during the opening ceremony chaired by the Minister of Health, Marina Geli, by the cardinal archbishop of Barcelona, and by the Mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, the new project that will host the historic grounds of Sant Pau was presented.

The transfer of hospital activity of Sant Pau to the new hospital next June will enable the rehabilitation of the Art déco historic building of Lluís Domènech i Montaner that was declared Common Heritage of Mankind in 1997.

The Molt Il·lustre Administració (MIA) is the governing body of the Private Foundation of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, which is the owner of the historic grounds. The MIA, equally formed by the Cathedral Chapter, Barcelona Town Hall and the Government of Catalonia, has started actions to foster the rehabilitation of the Art deco historic building and develop a new project with the objective of promoting the international side of the city in our region, the Mediterranean, of which Barcelona wishes to become the capital and a focal point.

In this first phase of the rehabilitation of the historic grounds of Sant Pau M€26.4 will be invested in executive projects, dismantling, and works.