A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the...
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A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the province with the same name. It is located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.
Day 3 was really a dread, simply too fast too tire. After having our breakfast at the hostel, we (Shannie, MJ, Jessica and Alisa) went to Casa Batlo, another Gaudi's design. William decided to stay at the hostel as day was sunny and of course the most important thing about sunny and hot weather here is the chance to see some naked women at the beach. Well, it's simply a weird house or flat ( I am not sure what is this building) designed by Spain famous architect, Gaudi located at the center... Read Full Story
Antonio Gaudi was born in Reus (Spain) in 1852. He was a very sickly child, and suffered from rheumatism. His personalty was very shy and reserved. From the beginning he had always been a remarkable drawer. This allowed him to make the illustrations of a school magazine called Arlequin. Gaudi's father had to sell some land properties to be able to pay the studies of Antonio and his brother. Gaudi was not a good student. His interests were beyond the academic studies. He was imaginative... Read Full Story
Francisco de Paula del Villar was the first architect working on the Sagrada Familia in 1882. However, he was replaced by Antoni Gaudi in 1883. It turned out to be Antoni last project. On. June 7, 1926 Gaudi was run over by a tram... The Sagrada Familia is still under construction. Making this shot was a dream come true...I wanted to make such a stairshot for a long time. Then, when I visited Barcelona for my work I got the chance. Entering the Sagrada we found out one could only go up the... Read Full Story
Inspired by the English garden city movement, Count Eusebi Güell, wanted to build an urbanisation on the Montaña Pelada (Bare Mountain). Assisted by Ribió, Berenguer and Jujol, the now famous architect Antoni Gaudi build the park between 1900 and 914. The original plan was to build more than 60 housed on the estate. However, only two housed were realised and as such the project was a failure. In 1922, the Barcelona City Council bought the property and converted the estate in a municipal... Read Full Story
It is truly a remarkable city, the buildings are very artistic and the city is a lot a fun thing to do. This astonishing unfinished sagrada familia church the most impressive works by Antoni Gaudi not finished and now still under construction. Every part of the design is symbolism as a Christian as Gaudi intended the church to be “the last great sanctuary of Christendom”. De la Sagrada Familia, this is the one of Barcelona’s most popular tourist attraction. This is the best and most beautiful... Read Full Story
