Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Amazing architecture and Antoni Gaudi
When you are looking at Barcelona scheme, it gives you strange impression - most of the city divided into equal blocks. This like equal blocks Barcelona in 19th century imagined engineer Ildefons Cerda. But his concept has received categorical other cities architectres resistance. Some of the buildings specially built for them to stand out from the others, or turned for the buildings to stand opposite with strictly structured streets.
The most famous architecture, who was breaking in 19th century ending and 20th century beginning in Barcelona created stereotypes was Antoni Gaudi. His created architectural works in Barcelona is more admired than much older ghotic style buidings or 12-13th centuries heritage. Casa Batllo house with special decorative balconies, which facade decorated with mosaic from colourful ceramics and glass, and the roof looks like scaly dragon back - was one of first Gaudi's work. Other masterpiece, Casa Mila building, built in 1905-1910. House is UNESCO heritage site, as a humans achievement famous because it was built from stone blocks, which were connected into wavy forms. Balconies original as well, minted from metal. One more Gaudi's work - by Barcelona Count Guell ordered and started to built city in the park. Following english parks and redences example, there was a wish to built 60 private summerhouses. They were succeded with only two of them, where lived Count Guell ant architect Gaudi. In the park most valuable is summerhouses, and main entrance of the park stairs, has one hundred colonies, which holding huge viewpoint, hall - with surroundings near mountain and it's beautifully converged stone objects.
The most important architects Gaudi purpose of life was Sagrada Familia church construction, which was started to built in 1883, from sacrificial money, and it's still not finished, although sacrificial money was not enough and Barcelona's government gave money. At the moment, by Gaudi's sketches, church is still being built, and in some places, it's being restored. Sagrada Familia church, is an object, most attractive for the tourists in Barcelona. There's 18 towers more than 100 meters high, dedicated for Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary, 12 apostles and 4 evangelist glory. In the facade of Sagrada Familia church sorted many sculptures, which ones very precisely and in deeply complex symbols shows Jesus Christ life from birth till crucifixion, good and evil battle.
While Sagrada Familia church was built, Gaudi was visiting construction site everyday for 30 years. He hasn't found time to create a family, and because of closed and little bit rigorously manner he has not many friends, in the world famous architecture death was surprise and symbolic. When walking from Guell park to construction site of Sagrada Familia, he was hit by tram. Architect, who gave for the city world famous masterpieces, was not recognised by the doctors, and was taken to part of the hospital for poor people. When it was founded, who is this tram hitted old man, when it was too late. Architect, who was not wealthy after his career, what he has, by will, left for Sagrada Familia church construction.
Labels:
Antoni Gaudi,
architecture,
Barcelona,
church,
heritage,
Sagrada Familia,
UNESCO
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Hello! I like Gaudi's architecture so much, thank you post!
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Hey! this was a really interesting post congratulations! Just to let you know my posts now have an english translation in the comments so you can read them :)
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