Previouly a palace, in 1996, a Buddhist community renovated the building into a monastery. The building is eclecticand includes a neo-arab room, art-nouveau decorations, as well as a stupa that was built during its conversion into a monastery.
The church of Sant Ponç de Corbera is a Romanesque building dating from the 11th century. It is the only survivor of the monastic complex that stood in this place in medieval times. The cloister and other monastic buildings have been reduced to some remains due to the urbanization of the area.
The Cathedral of San Feliú de Llobregat is the work of the architect Josep Ros i Ros. The old parish church, a 19th-century work designed by Francisco Renart, was destroyed in July 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. All that remained of the old church was the bell tower. In 1939 the foundation stone of the current building was laid and in 1940 construction work began.
Today, part of the old quarters can be visited as a museum run by the Barcelona City Council, and the current community occupies new premises next to the old monastery.
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