Gaudí in Barcelona, Spain

The remarkable style of the buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí i Cornet at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 29th century surpassed the national level of architecture in Spain. They include Parc Güell, Casa Vicens, Palau Güell, Casa Milá en Casa Batlló.
Josep Batlló, a rich fabric manufacturer had originally wanted to demolish his house and asked Gaudí to make a new design. Gaudí thought it sad to demolish the building and he designed a truly fantastic house around it. He threw overboard all standard architectural principles. No right angles or straight lines. But flowing forms from a distant dream world. Words can hardly describe it ... Gaudí at his best.

From the east the Sagrada Família appears completed but that is just its appearance. Gaudí was already involved in the building of the cathedral while working on Casa Milá. His predecessor Villar turned up his heels and Gaudí took over the work. He could not change the crypt anymore but he did redesign the rest of the cathedral. He never made elaborate floor plans, Gaudí solved the construction problems on the spot during building. The result is elegant and cheerful, the building constructions are always functional and 100% reliable.
Today a group of 12 architects and dozens of construction workers work on the building daily, the cathedral will be completed around 2025 if the financing holds.

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[lapaquidelospuertos]

Sagrada Familia is not the cathedral of Barcelona.

[loslunes]

The Sagrada Familia is in great danger! We need urgently international help! They want to make a tunnel very near to the foundation of the Sagrada Familia for the high speed train to pass! Please visit the site "sossagradafamilia" (find in google) for more information and to sign in as support for the Sagrada Familia.