

During the Spanish Civil War it was closed, after suffering some bombing damage by Francoist aviation. Later it was dedicated to museum purposes as a museum of history, archeology, biology and natural sciences.

Īt the end of exhibition, Domenech installed an industrial arts workshop related to architecture, with the possible collaboration of Antoni Maria Gallissà i Soqué. For this reason Domènech i Montaner resigned as the responsible architect. Work began in September 1887, but due to many delays, it was not ready on the day of the inauguration on April 8 and was delayed until August 17. It was at the end of the main street running from the Arc de Triomf to the Parc de la Ciutadella. In its time it was one of the main buildings of the exhibition, facing the now-disappeared Palace of Fine Arts. This name was probably adopted from the 1865 play by Serafí Pitarra.

The Castle of the Three Dragons ( Catalan: Castell dels Tres Dragons, Spanish: Castillo de los Tres Dragones), is the popular name given to the modernisme building built between 18 as a Café-Restaurant for the 1888 Universal Exposition of Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain The Castle of the Three Dragons in winter.
