Els quatre gats

Title: Montsió 3 bis. Francisco Martí. Construction of a house on an empty site [Casa Martí, popularly known as “Els 4 Gats” or the 4 Cats]

Description: The pub and cabaret popularly known as “Els Quatre Gats” was at Carrer de Montsió 3,on the ground floor of the house that Francisco Martí i Puig commissioned the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch to build in 1895. This was one of the main meeting places for Catalan Modernism. It was open from 1897 to 1903.

Description: Barcelona City Council archive. Q127, Private works. Public Works Commission, No. 769-X from 1895-1896.