Architecture in Barcelona

Gaud is perhaps the greatest Spanish designer of all time. 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 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 biography is firmly related to Barcelona and to the Gell family, which move round the most prestige circles at this time. He built almost all of his most crucial works eg the Palau Gell, the Park Gell or the Colonia Gell for this family.

But besides of being a great designer, he was a great designer too : he always looked after architectural space with organic decorative idea using furniture, stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, mosaics, and the like. He added colour to his buildings, a concept which is often overlooked by his colleagues. Gaudi’s buildings were greatly influenced by forms of nature and especially by the sea, so all his work has an important symmetry absence. As in nature, nothing in his buildings or furniture is absolutely identical.
Gaud’s most representative architecture works are :

Sagrada Familia : this was his most formidable 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 famous work and an international symbol of Barcelona. If you’re looking for a Hotel Barcelona round the Sagrada Familia check this out.

Parc Gell : Eusebi Gell needed to make a stylish park for Barcelona’s elite and Gaud built it for him. It has the most pretty buildings, sculptures, and tile work you’ve 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’s been bade of bones and skulls. This lovely building is found in Passeig de Gracia, one of the largest 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 ocean.

There are a few of Gaudi’s lesser-known works that you should not miss eg the massive fountain ( Parc de la Cuitadella ), the three Graces Fountain ( Plaa Reial ) and the amazing wrought-iron embellished street lamps that line the streets in the heart of the town
Gaud died in Barcelona run over by a tram on tenth June 1926.

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