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EnglishSpain, Barcelona: an architects' dream
A short visit to the dream of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) and some others
Barcelone 1
The city, seen from Park Güell. In the distance, the sea ...
Barcelone 2
What architect did not dream of building a city?
Barcelone 3
These buildings are not from Gaudi, but he could have dreamed of them
Barcelone 4
With these geometric shapes, these curves
Barcelone 5
And these balconies ...
Barcelone 6
Or these waves!
Barrio Gotico 1
Influenced by the Catalan thirteenth century
Barrio Gotico 2
Gaudi inspired these bronze doors
Barrio Gotico 3
As he was inspired by these monuments
Barrio Gotico 4
An austere architecture
Barrio Gotico 5
And yet luminous!
Cathédrale
No, it's not the Sagrada Familia, but ...
Barrio Gotico 6
I think I saw a cat-tap! (Titi)
Barrio Gotico 7
The water jets are not only in the Alhambra
Barrio Gotico 8
This master bootmaker had fine talking weapons
Barrio Gotico 9
And Gothic art blends well with nature.
Battlo 1
All is only curves, at Gaudi
Battlo 2
If the neighboring house is neo-Gothic,
Battlo 3
Gaudi stands out clearly
Battlo 4
By curves and colors
Battlo 5
Where all the arts combine: glassware, ironwork,
Battlo 6
Ceramic, of course
Battlo 7
And even carpentry.
Battlo 8
Without forgetting the play of reflections
Battlo 9
And the skylight staircase
Battlo 10
Under the roof, parables in abyme: a climax!
Battlo 11
And above, the chimneys: ceramic sprites!
Musica 1
In Barcelona, music has its palace, not from Gaudi, but from Domènech i Montaner
Musica 2
Curves play with light
Musica 3
To enchant us
Musica 4
And the dome opens its corolla
Musica 5
In this shadow theater
Musica 6
Suspended in the void, as if by magic!
Pedrera 1
Another place of legend, the Casa Milà
Pedrera 2
All from stones and curves
Pedrera 3
On his roof, another piece is played:
Pedrera 4
Behind its arcades,
Pedrera 5
His soldiers stand guard
Pedrera 6
Against imaginary enemies.
Pedrera 7
Below, a vault of bricks and parabolas!
Sagrada 1
Under construction for more than a century,
Sagrada 2
The Sagrada Familia and its cranes
Sagrada 3
ost-Gothic masterpiece still unfinished.
Güell 1
But it is the park Güell, on the heights
Güell 2
Who delights us most: his trees of stone, their volutes,
Güell 3
Supports faience towers
Güell 4
And a doll house stands there,
Güell 5
In front of the mysterious cave
Güell 6
Carrying the Chessboard of Life
Güell 7
Where lies the monster that haunts our nights
Güell 8
It is he who keeps the Tree of Life
Güell 9
And access to Paradise:
Güell 10
The doll house of our childhood ...