Sant Andreu & Fabra i Coats
NODE-18 • neighborhoods10th Century - Present

Sant Andreu & Fabra i Coats

Authentic working-class district with 19th-century textile factory arts complex

41.435700°N, 2.191100°E•city Axis
Documented Historiographical History

Historic village centered on the Rec Comtal water canal, transformed during the industrial revolution into a major textile powerhouse and annexed by Barcelona in 1897.

Architectural & Symbolic Reading

Showcases Fabra i Coats, a massive 30,000-square-meter exposed red-brick spinning mill complex converted into a creative arts laboratory, and the 71-meter dome of Sant Andreu church.

Historical Legends & Mysteries

The district church was the starting point of the 1640 Corpus de Sang revolt that sparked the historic War of the Reapers (Guerra dels Segadors).

Related Tags:#Sant Andreu#Fabra i Coats#Industrial Heritage#Red Brick#Rec Comtal

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