Barcelona: Home of Gaudí

In June of 1852 Antoni Gaudí was born in Catalonian Spain in Barcelona.  In the seventy-three years that Guadí lived, he became well regarded for his amazing and inspired architecture and more.  Today his works still stand in Barcelona and surrounding areas where you can see his true passion in the incredible beauty of his works and his art.  There never was a love interest for Gaudí in his lifetime, but he did love.  The things that he loved and had deep sincere passion for were his religion, all architecture, the nature around him, and lastly his Catalonian heritage.  Let’s take a look at some of his most known works now and see what made Gaudí the incredible architect and artist that he was.

The Sagrada Familia is a huge Roman Catholic church that is in Barcelona.  In fact, it is one of the most visited monuments in Barcelona to this day.  Gaudí took on the project of the Sagrada Familia one year after the project had already begun, but he found a way to truly transform it and make it an incredible masterpiece.  The unique modernisme style and the fact that it will still be in construction for many more years makes it one of a kind in all senses.  When Gaudí died in 1926 only one-forth of the project was completed and still the work continues.

The Plaça Reial lampposts in Barcelona, and not huge architectural feats, but they are interesting and exquisite nonetheless.  Designing the lampposts was one of Gaudí’s first jobs.  You can see how inspired by the city he really was in the design and detail of the lampposts.

In 1904 Gaudí was asked to do a renovation to an already existing building the Casa Batlló.  His main changes were made to the outer facade of the building, and the work that he created is not only well-known, but well-appreciated by all types of people.