Leon information:
Casa Botines
Opening hours: Cannot be visited.
The building was declared a Historic Monument in 1969. Antonio
Gaudí started the project of this building in 1891 commissioned
by the fabric merchants of Leon.These business men had a relationship
with the Catalan textile sector. Actually it was one of these
Catalan business men, Carlos Güell, who recommended Gaudí
as possible designer for the new Leonese textile headquarters.
The result was a modernist building with a Medieval look. All
business activity was carried out on the ground floors. The upper
floors were reserved for residences.
Today it is the social headquarters
of Caja España.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.