{"id":238,"date":"2016-11-09T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=238"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:24:04","slug":"gaudi-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/gaudi-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaud\u00ed and Barcelona: architectural masterpieces in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"
You can’t think of Barcelona without thinking of Antoni Gaudí, whose work seems to form part of the city’s DNA. The Catalan architect devoted his life to his works, which are harmonious combinations of art, convictions and beliefs.<\/p>\n
Gaudí was born in Reus, to the south-west of Barcelona, in 1852. From a relatively humble background, he studied at the Llotja school and graduated in 1878.<\/p>\n
At the graduation ceremony, the director of the establishment is said to have remarked: “We’ve awarded this degree to either a madman or a genius. Only time will tell”.<\/p>\n
\nGaudí had his own, very personal style, and is considered to be the main proponent of Catalan modernism. His main sources of inspiration included religion, nature and Catalonia itself.\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n This was Gaudí’s first major work, ordered by Manuel Vicens Montaner in 1878, when the newly-qualified architect was just 26 years old. Construction went on for ten years.<\/p>\n The very simple structure of the house contrasts sharply with its complex volumes and its decoration, which has a strong Moorish feel.<\/p>\n Located in the Gràcia quarter (métro: Fontana, L3) Casa Vicens opened in November! Now you can admire it also from the inside!<\/span><\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gaudí was 52 when he began work on the renovation of Casa Batlló, bought in 1903 par Josep Batlló.<\/p>\n The structure is noted for its façade, a harmonious combination of different textures, materials, volumes and colours.<\/p>\n The roof is intended to represent a dragon, whilst the balustrades take the form of masks. The wave-like forms and blue tones are inspired by seascapes and by natural scenery, giving a unique dynamic to the construction.<\/p>\n Gaudí paid particular attention to the terrace, creating a whole universe of shapes and colours, with wacky, blue-toned chimneys, making something decorative out of an essentially functional area.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At its creation, this was the most polemical of Gaudí’s work; for certain experts, however, La Pedrera marks the culmination of the architect’s personal style.<\/p>\n The stone-covered façade absorbs light and represents the movement of the sea.<\/p>\n The terrace features immense sculptures, some over 7.8 metres high: these are, in fact, the building’s chimneys and air ducts, transformed into decorative elements with more than a touch of the medieval knight about them.\n<\/p>\n \nSagrada Familia (Holy Family) is Barcelona’s most-visited monument. The project was launched in 1872 by a Barcelonian bookshop owner, Josep Maria Bocabella.<\/p>\n Work was begun under the direction of Francesc de Paula Villar, but he abandoned the project, which was then given to Gaudí in 1883, when the architect was 31. Gaudí’s aim was to create the perfect church, including all of the symbolic elements of Christianity; he devoted 43 years of his life to the project.\n<\/p>\nCasa Batlló<\/h2>\n
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La Pedrera<\/h2>\n
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Sagrada Familia: Gaudí’s magnum opus<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Barcelona City Pass<\/h3>\n
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