Places to see. Ruta del Modernisme. La Barcelona de finales del siglo XIX, la de la Exposición Universal de 1888, era una ciudad en efervescencia en la que la arquitectura vivía un momento notable.
La arquitectura se convirtió en aquellos años en un signo de estatus social de la próspera burguesía de la época. Tener una casa modernista significaba figurar, estar al día en los círculos sociales. Para colmar las expectativas y vanidades de sus clientes, los arquitectos utilizaron en su obra todo su repertorio de recursos: ornamentos florales, riqueza escultórica y trabajo del hierro forjado, formas onduladas, vidrieras policromas, esgrafiados, detalles cerámicos, etc. A menudo las grandes ciudades pueden asociarse con edificios y monumentos que se convierten en sus emblemas universales. Éste, sin embargo, no es el caso de Barcelona. Photo Friday: Gaudi’s fruity cathedral. Barcelona, Spain; October 2008 We spent five days in Barcelona, staying in an apartment about two blocks from La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family), the famous cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi.
It’s worth seeing for two reasons. Firstly, the architecture is startlingly original – it really is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The building reminded me of a giant wax sculpture – all melted curves and tapering spires. The classic religious imagery such as the Passion of the Christ and the Nativity is represented but there are also unexpected touches, such as colourful piles of fruit on the tops of columns.
Secondly, the cathedral is not yet finished. It’s not often you get to see a cathedral under construction and I found it really interesting to go in the lift to the roof and look down upon all the cranes, and then descend via a stone spiral staircase.. The cathedral opens at 9am and if you can get there at opening time, you’ll be pleased you did. Related posts: Antoni Gaudi. His life. His works. Gaudí-museum. Casa Museu Gaudí, gelegen binnen de omheining van het Park Güell, was gedurende twintig jaar – vanaf 1906 tot einde 1925 – het woonhuis van Antoni Gaudí.
Op 23 september 1963 werd het ingehuldigd als museum en het bewaart vandaag de dag een verzameling van meubels en voorwerpen die door de architect werden ontworpen. Geschiedenis[bewerken] Aan het einde van de 19e eeuw, na een verblijf in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, wilde de Catalaanse industrieel Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi bij zijn terugkomst in Barcelona een tuinstad voor de Catalaanse burgerij op de terreinen van het landgoed Can Muntaner de Dalt die hij in 1899 had aangekocht, bouwen.
Hij gaf de opdracht voor dit project: een zestigtal woningen met tuinen en al de bijkomende noodzakelijke dienstgebouwen aan Gaudí. In 1914 werden de werken stopgezet waarna het project nooit afgemaakt is. Antoni Gaudi. Antoni Gaudi (b.
Reus, Spain 1852; d. Barcelona, Spain 1926) The son of a coppersmith, Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus, Spain in 1852. He studied at the Escola Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and designed his first major commission for the Casa Vincens in Barcelona using a Gothic Revival style that set a precedent for his future work. Over the course of his career, Gaudi developed a sensuous, curving, almost surreal design style which established him as the innovative leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement. Although categorized with the Art Nouveau, Gaudi created an entirely original style. Restaurants. Osona Turisme. Barcelona in 3D. Filmoteca de Catalunya. Barcelona Live Music Events Guide. Barcelona. 1.
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