Gaudi

                                        Antoni Gaudí 

Gaudi , most famous for designing The Sagrada Familia is a world renowned artist/designer.

He has worked on many famous building in Barcelona and has done some mind-blowing work.

Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. Gaudí considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironworkforging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.

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Casa Vicens

This is Gaudí’s first important building.  Built between 1883 and 1888, Casa Vicens is an imaginative residential project made for a rich family that owned a ceramic factory. This is clearly reflected in the “trencadis” façade that contains a big variety of ceramic decorations.  You can also see some Islamic architecture influences in its façade and in some of its rooms.

Parc Güell

Parc Güell was built between 1900 and 1914 and today is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.  This is a garden complex that houses a series of dynamically designed buildings, including Gaudí’s house.  Most buildings have the “trencadis” (surfaces covered with irregular ceramic pieces) that is characteristic of Gaudí and Art Nouveau.  The colonnade hall and the terrace with serpentine shapes are the most popular places of this park.  This park is the perfect place to walk quietly while enjoying nature and looking at Gaudí’s artwork.

El Drac de Gaudí at Finca Güell

Finca Güell is a big property of one of Gaudí’s biggest client, Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi, the count of Güell.  But what’s interesting is not so much the complex, is its entrance iron gate.  The complex is composed by two buildings linked by a common monumental cast iron gate adorned with Art Nouveau vegetal fantasies and a medallion with the “G” of Güell.  The most astonishing feature is its unusual big iron dragon manufactured by the locksmith’s Vallet i Piquer.