Famous Quotes of Gaudí
La Casa Batllo
Casa Calvet
Bellesgaurd
La Sagrada Familia
Casa Vicens
Finca Güell
Palau Güell
Park Güell
La Pedrera(Casa Milà)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Antoni Gaudí
La Pedrera
La Pedrera is located at 92 Passeig de Gracia. It was built for Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà.
Parc Güell
The Parc Guell , Palau Guell, and Finca Guell were comissioned by Eusebio Guell, a Patriarch of Barcelona and Gaudi's patron.
Casa Vicens
The Casa Vicens is a private residence designed by Antoni Gaudi in 1883-1889. It is located at 24 Carrer de les Carolines. The house exhibits the arabic influence of the Moors (Muslims from northern Africa that occupied Spain).
Bellesgaurd
Bellesgaurd was built on the ruins of the residence of the last King of Catalonia, Martin I.
Casa Calvet
The Casa Calvet is located at 48 Calle Caspe. It is the most conventional of all Gaudi's works, and is now a restaurant.
http://www.casacalvet.es/
http://www.casacalvet.es/
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Gaudí 's Quotes
"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator."
"The creation continues incessantly through the media of man."
"Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic."
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926)
Antoni Gaudí was born in Reus in Catalonia. He was exposed to nature and construction at a young age, as both his parents were metalsmiths. He studied arquitecture at La Escola Tecnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and began immediately working in Barcelona and around Catalonia. Gaudí was a leader of the "Modernisme" movement in Spanish architecture.
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