Barcelona, 1901.
The city rises — and begins to fracture.
Along Passeig de Gràcia, new mansions climb higher each season as the wealthy compete to leave their mark. Modernisme reshapes the skyline, filling the streets with ambition and promise. Barcelona seems destined to become one of Europe’s brightest cities.
But beneath the surface, tension grows.
Workers flood out of factories, demanding justice with increasing urgency. Anarchists gather and organize. Pressure builds in every district. In 1909, the call to fight in the Moroccan wars ignites the city, and flames sweep through its streets. Nothing remains the same.
Hope turns into violence.
Strikes, assassinations, and street battles tear through daily life. Barcelona becomes both a symbol of progress and a place where danger waits on every corner.
Some build — with stone, wealth, and ambition.
Others destroy. Many simply struggle to keep their footing as the world shifts beneath them.
The city expands. It transforms. It dazzles.
But not everything taking shape within it can be seen.