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Gaudi, Gaudi everywhere!
Each city has its own cultural icon that defines and shapes his image. Think of New York and the Empire State Building is immediately to mind. Photo of Paris and the elegant curves of the Eiffel Tower in the spring. Sydney has its Opera House and London, Big Ben clock dial. When it comes to Barcelona, this building, but other Sagrada Familia sums up the spirit of this casual, modern with such precision?
Barcelona is printed with the genius, spirit and architecture of its most famous son – Antoni Gaudí. His best known work is the ongoing construction of Sagrada, but if you look hard enough in your brand is everywhere in Barcelona, floor tiles and ghostly flowered balconies, parks and windows bends of fantasy. Almost all the work of Gaudi in Barcelona, giving shaped the city with creativity and energy of its buildings.
Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia Sagrada Familia Cathedral, is different from all other cathedrals you've seen before. Eighteen thin arrows mark the air, four ahead of 90-112 meters above. The number has a religious significance – representing the twelve apostles, four evangelists Matthew, San Juan, San Marcos and San Lucas, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. By far, the stone walls of the Holy resembles nothing so much like a giant sand castle, a child playtoy adorned with bright bursts of beach glass and shell lime.
Gaudí worked the main facade, which is dedicated to the theme of the Nativity. The facade shows biblical scenes and is peopled by life-size sculptures of birds, animals and children. Work continues in this amazing cathedral, one hundred years after its creation. Gaudí had planned his great work is not completed in his life, comparing with the construction of medieval cathedrals take generations to complete. "My client is in no hurry" once famously said. Sacred is inclined to be completed in 2026, a year which also marks the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.
The interior of the Sagrada unlike any cathedral whether Romanesque, Gothic and medieval. White tree branches adorned with organic flowers reach the ceiling and high windows provide bright luster and color of the walls. Gaudi's work, always is informed of the nature of space and grace of the Holy is a world away from the darkness inside felt European cathedrals. In contrast, seems to celebrate the sacred glory of the natural forms and light.
Cathedral is open from 9-8 pm, from April through September, 9:00 to 18:00 and from October to March. The festival ends at the cathedral at 14 hours. Admission cost is € 11 and guided tours are 15 €. Audio guides are available with a variety books and souvenirs in the bookstore. An excursion to one of the towers of the Sagrada dizzying worthwhile for the view over the rooftops of Barcelona, but prepared for long tail and cost more than € 2.
Casa Batlló
The House of the bones, since this structure is known, has a gray skull cream form balconies that dot its facade. A former private residence in the Casa Batlló is covered Cerulean Iridescent, Navy and cobalt tiles. Gaudí was inspired at sea to the house, shaking the backbone of a whale bone, undulating waves of water, fish gills and blues is a graduate of the ocean on a ladder, roof, windows and in the atrium of the Casa Batlló. The ceiling depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with its twists, fire dragon and dragon claw back rippling through tiles bright red, green and yellow.
Casa Batlló is open 9:00 to 20:00 almost every day, and the entry price of € 16.50 including audio-guide will be useful for better understanding of how a bound genius of Gaudi, of natural inspiration to the practical application.
Casa Mila
In early 1900, Gaudí was commissioned to build a private residence of a local businessman. Casa Mila or La Pedrera, "race" because he is more known as the bone is a curved building, white sentinel blocks walking distance of Casa Batlló. Elaborate wrought-iron balconies at the frontage, and waving their belly from the top floor and attic. The most popular of the house is on the roof, with its giant smokestacks seem medieval knights.
In summer, from mid-June to early July, La Pedrera opens Friday and Saturday night reservations for live music and sip champagne Catalan. The roof is in a disaster of this world of fashion and the night sky over Barcelona here worthwhile. Regular visiting hours are 10:00-20 pm and admission costs € 8.
Park Güell
If the busy streets of Barcelona has become a rising too, a package of books and a snack, and moved to Park Guell, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on the outskirts of the city. Dotted with colorful mosaics and filled with magnificent views, is an imaginary world of a park.
At the entrance to trencadís Gaudi mosaic lizard guards in the double stairs leading to a large square. Mottled green and blue tiles, which welcomes visitors with a yawn as he takes cheerful Sun Sun The park was originally commissioned as a garden city of Count Eusebio Güell, which gives it its name. The architecture is quaint and fun, new lovers From the nature of Gaudí. giant lizards are wrapped in decorative stones, snakes crawling on a wall decoration, and the game turning Column Hall of spirit towers eyes. The pavilions in the park seem to come straight from a fairy tale, the towers of tiles and cotton candy that appear bright good enough to eat. Admission is free here, come with a pair of good shoes and a good dose of mischief and his own innate imagination.
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