Barcelona 2006

Again.... Barcelona, now with more attention to the less known places of Gaudi and his fellow modernists.

The Hospital de Santa Creu i de Sant Pau van Lluis Domenech y Montaner is an outstanding example of Modernist (Art Nouveau) Architecture and therefore legitimately put on the UNESCO heritage list.

The entrance hall.

The Palau de la Musica Catalane is another building of the same architect which "suffered" the same fate. Also put on the UNESCO heritage list. The concert hall is the only one in Europe lit by daylight through a huge glass dome. The main hall can host 2100 visitors. It is an important marker to Catalan Nationalism.

Detail of the sculptures on the corner.

The entrance of another famous building: The Sagrada Familia (the Birth facade). Perhaps the most famous construction site in the world.

The nave takes shape.

Detail of the ceiling in the side isles.

Stained glass.

Casa Vicens, one of the earlier works by Gaudi.

Detail of the facade.

Panoramic view of the Montserrat monastory (Click for larger view)

Pittoresque image of the site.

Outside Barcelona lies Colonia Guell, a small comunity founded by Guell, a personal friend of Gaudi. He assigned different modernist architect to design and build houses for the site. Gaudi designed and partially built the church. Only the Crypt has been finished.

The Main square.

The crypt of Colonia Guell from the south

The interior of the crypt.

The entrance hall.