# Escola Cervantes

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Escola Cervantes is a public school for early childhood and primary education in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella district. The classrooms occupy Palau Dou, whose stone façade combines neoclassical design with surviving Gothic details. A blocked coronella window from the fifteenth century remains visible on the first floor.

The property grew through several generations of the Dou family before architect Antoni Cellers i Azcona created a neoclassical palace in the early nineteenth century. Its central courtyard has semicircular arches, Tuscan columns and pilasters, with stone corner markers protecting the bases. Later changes added a rooftop terrace and electric lighting, while a major renovation from 1988 to 1993 reshaped the interiors and façade.

Plain square windows and a smooth maroon finish now rise above the older stonework. The former garden became a sports court, and the original arched doorway beside the entrance became a window. Workshops, traditional games and projects about Catalan culture connect school life with Barcelona’s public spaces.

- City: [Barcelona](https://mytuur.com/en/city/barcelona/)

## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_EscolaCervantes_6890cd717801b5804a8055c0_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:385_Palau_Dou,_c._Sant_Pere_Més_Baix_29b-31_\(Barcelona\),_actual_Escola_Cervantes.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_EscolaCervantes_6890cd717801b5804a8055c0_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Palau_Dou_\(pati\).jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_EscolaCervantes_6890cd717801b5804a8055c0_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:386_Palau_Dou,_c._Sant_Pere_Més_Baix_29b-31_\(Barcelona\),_actual_Escola_Cervantes,_detall.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_EscolaCervantes_6890cd717801b5804a8055c0_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Quarterons_24.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_EscolaCervantes_6890cd717801b5804a8055c0_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Palau_Dou_\(1\).jpg)

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