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Gaud is perhaps the greatest Spanish architect in history. He is considered the king of the Modernist movement ( Art Nouveau ). His work is a clear product of the cultural context of his time, his own character and his devotion to the Catalan society.

He was born in Reus in 1852, but he took his pro life in Barcelona. Gaud’s biography is firmly related to Barcelona and to the Gell family, which move round the most status circles at this time. He built the majority of his most vital works like the Palau Gell, the Park Gell or the Colonia Gell for this family.

But besides of being a great architect, he was a great designer too : he usually looked after architectural space with organic decorative concept using furniture, stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, mosaics, and such like. He added color to his buildings, a concept which is often disregarded by his co-workers. Gaudi’s buildings were considerably influenced by forms of nature and particularly by the sea, so all his work has a vital symmetry absence. As in nature, nothing in his buildings or furniture is fully identical.
Gaud’s most representative design works are :

Sagrada Familia : this was his most ambitious project, but he left it half finished in 1926 when he died. From 1908 until his dead he worked on no other projects. This monumental church is Gaudi’s most famous work and a worldwide symbol of Barcelona. If you’re looking for a Hotel Barcelona round the Sagrada Familia check this out.

Parc Gell : Eusebi Gell wished to make a classy park for Barcelona’s aristocracy and Gaud built it for him. It has the most beautiful buildings, sculptures, and tile work you have ever seen, and a tiny museum, which was the old Gauds’s home. UNESCO declared the Parc Gell a place of World Heritage in 1984.

Casa Batll : it is legendary for its elaborate decoration and forms extracted from nature. It seems like it has been bade of bones and skulls. This lovely building is located in Passeig de Gracia, one of the biggest commercial streets of Barcelona.

Casa Mil : it is know as La Pedrera because of its cliff-like faade. It was built for the Mil family between 1906 and 1910 and categorized as World Heritage by UNESCO IN 1984. It balconies seem like seaweed and the undulating wall the sea .

There are a few of Gaudi’s lesser-known works that you should not miss eg the massive fountain ( Parc de la Cuitadella ), the three Graces Fountain ( Plaa Reial ) and the dazzling wrought-iron embellished street lamps that line the streets in the guts of the town
Gaud died in Barcelona run over by a tram on tenth June 1926.

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