Career
As a multifaceted person, Martinell was also a researcher and art historian. These are known as "the cathedrals of wine". Cèsar Martinell artistic style was primarily Modernisme, with some Noucentisme.
His masterpieces were his designs for wineries, which are called the cathedrals of wine (les catedrals del vi) due to their magnificence.
The use of traditional architectural techniques and materials helped to build these monumental buildings. His wine cathedrals are located in several cities of Catalonia such as Falset, Nulles, Cornudella de Montsant, Montblanc and Gandesa, and some of them can be visited.
He also designed the flour mill of Cervera and he managed restoration projects, such as the Basilica of Santa Maria in Igualada. Wine Cathedrals.