Famous Things In Barcelona
Gaud is maybe the greatest Spanish designer of all time. He is considered the king of the Modernist movement ( Art Nouveau ). His work is a clear product of the cultural context of his time, his very own personality and his attention to the Catalan society.
He was born in Reus in 1852, but he took his professional life in Barcelona. Gaud’s autobiography is firmly related to Barcelona and to the Gell family, which move around the most status circles at this time. He built most of his most important works like the Palau Gell, the Park Gell or the Colonia Gell for this family.
But besides of being a great designer, he used to be a great designer too : he mostly looked after architectural space with organic ornamental idea using furniture, stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, mosaics, and the like. He added colour to his buildings, an idea which is often disregarded by his co-workers. Gaudi’s buildings were greatly influenced by sorts of nature and particularly by the sea, so all his work has an important symmetry absence. As in nature, nothing in his buildings or furniture is completely matching.
Gaud’s most representative architecture works are :
Sagrada Familia : this was his most formidable project, but he left it unfinished in 1926 when he died. From 1908 till his dead he worked on no other projects. This gigantic church is Gaudi’s most famed work and an international symbol of Barcelona. If you are looking out for a Hotel Barcelona around the Sagrada Familia check this out.
Parc Gell : Eusebi Gell wanted to create a classy park for Barcelona’s aristocracy and Gaud built it for him. It has the most beautiful buildings, sculptures, and tile work you’ve ever seen, and a little museum, which was the old Gauds’s home. UNESCO declared the Parc Gell a place of World Heritage in 1984.
Casa Batll : it is known for its intricate decoration and forms extracted from nature. It seems like it’s been bade of bones and skulls. This beautiful building is located in Passeig de Gracia, one of the biggest commercial streets of Barcelona.
Casa Mil : it is know as La Pedrera because of its cliff-like faade. It was built for the Mil family between 1906 and 1910 and categorized as World Heritage by UNESCO IN 1984. It balconies seem like seaweed and the undulating wall the ocean.
There are some examples of Gaudi’s lesser-known works that you should not miss eg the massive fountain ( Parc de la Cuitadella ), the 3 Graces Fountain ( Plaa Reial ) and the amazing wrought-iron embellished street lamps that line the streets in the guts of the city
Gaud died in Barcelona run over by a tram on 10th June 1926.
Do you want to enjoy the greatest Gaud’s architecture buildings in Barcelona? Travel to Spain, find your Ferienwohnungen Barcelona and discover them!
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