Architecture in Barcelona

Gaud is perhaps the best Spanish architect in history. He is thought of as the king of the Modernist movement ( Art Nouveau ). His work is a clear product of the cultural context of his time, his very own character and his devotion to the Catalan society.

He was born in Reus in 1852, but he took his pro life in Barcelona. Gaud's biography is closely related to Barcelona and to the Gell family, which move around the most status circles at this time. He built the majority of his most vital works like the Palau Gell, the Park Gell or the Colonia Gell for this family.

But besides of being a great architect, he used to be a great designer too : he always looked after architectural space with organic decorative concept using furniture, stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, mosaics, and so on . He added color to his buildings, an idea which is often disregarded by his colleagues. Gaudi's buildings were significantly 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 absolutely matching.
Gaud's most representative architecture works are :

Sagrada Familia : this was his most bold project, but he left it half finished in 1926 when he died. From 1908 until his dead he worked on no other projects. This monumental church is Gaudi's most noted work and an international symbol of Barcelona. If you're looking for a Hotel Barcelona around the Sagrada Familia check this out.

Parc Gell : Eusebi Gell wished to make a fashionable park for Barcelona's aristocracy and Gaud built it for him. It has the loveliest buildings, sculptures, and tile work you have ever seen, and a little museum, which was the old Gauds's home. UNESCO announced the Parc Gell a place of World Heritage in 1984.

Casa Batll : it is famous for its elaborate decoration and forms derived from nature. It looks like it has been bade of bones and skulls. This lovely building is found 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 classified as World Heritage by UNESCO IN 1984. It balconies look like seaweed and the undulating wall the sea .

There are some of Gaudi's lesser-known works that you shouldn't miss eg the Gigantic fountain ( Parc de la Cuitadella ), the 3 Graces Fountain ( Plaa Reial ) and the dazzling wrought-iron embellished street lamps that line the streets in the guts of the town
Gaud died in Barcelona run over by a tram on tenth June 1926.

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