Today I would like to talk about the brilliant catalan architect Antoni Gaudi and suggest you a route to visit his most important modernist masterpieces. Some time ago I published a Modernist Route in Barcelona where you can admire more modernist buildings designed by other fantastic architects like Puig i Cadafalch or Domènech i Montaner.
Hologram of Antoni Gaudí in La Casa Batlló, one of the most beautiful modernist buildings he designed
Gaudi was an architect with an innate sense of geometry and volume, as well as a great imaginative power which allowed him to mentally project the majority of his works before passing them to planes. Actually, he rarely performed detailed drawings of his works, preferring to recreate them on three-dimensional models.
Endowed with a strong intuition and creativity, Gaudí conceived his buildings in a global way, searching for structural, functional and decorative solutions. He studied his creations to the smallest detail, integrating to the architecture a wide range of handicrafts which he mastered to perfection: ceramics, glass, iron forging, carpentry etc. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as his famous "trencadís" made with scrap pieces of pottery.
Below you can see the modernist masterpieces Antoni Gaudí designed:
- Sagrada Familia
- Park Güell
- Casa Vicens
- Casa Milà (also known as La Pedrera)
- Casa Batlló
- Palau Güell
- Casa Bellesguard and Viaduct
- Col·legi de les Teresianes
- Casa Calvet
- Güell Pavilions in Pedralbes
- Cripta de la Colonia Güell
- El Capricho (built in Comillas, a lovely village in Cantabria)
- Bodegues Güell
La Sagrada Familia
The Nativity façade of La Sagrada Familia is the one of the transept facing east and consisting of four towers with three doorways. It's dedicated to the birth of Jesus and was the first to be built
Detail of the Nativity façade of the Sagrada Familia
Ceiling of the main nave of the Sagrada Familia, the most impressive masterpiece designed by Gaudí and the most beautiful modernist building in Barcelona
Curved line inside the Sagrada Familia
Park Güell
Main entrance of the Park Güell in Barcelona
The Gaudi dragon fountain is at the entrance to the Park Güell. This dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling and is one of the most famous images of this park
Doric columns support the roof of the lower court which forms the central terrace of the Park Güell, with serpentine seating round its edge
Casa Vicens
Main façade of La Casa Vicens, a modernist building located in El Barri de Gràcia
Wrought iron railings of La Casa Vicens, one of the first buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí
Colorful look of the façade of La Casa Vicens
Casa Milà
Chimneys of La Pedrera are the element which impressed me the most of the roof of this fantastic modernist building designed by Gaudí
A closer view of these spectacular chimneys-shaped warriors of La Pedrera
Casa Batlló
Main façade of La Casa Batlló, a beatiful modernist building designed by Gaudí
I really liked the warm colors of the floor, doors and windows in the noble floor of La Casa Batlló
The roof terrace of La Casa Batlló is dominated by tiles of different colours on one side, and coloured using the trencadís mosaic technique on the side facing inwards towards the roof terrace
Palau Güell
Main facade of El Palau Güell, located near La Rambla de Barcelona
These parabolic arches are the main entrance of the Palau Güell and are a common feature of the Gaudí designs
Impressive dome over the central hall of El Palau Güell
Casa Bellesguard
The height of Casa Bellesguard is enhanced by the conical turret, topped by a four-armed cross which is so characteristic of Antoni Gaudí’s work
Col·legi de les Teresianes
The religious symbology of Col·legi de les Teresianes in Barcelona is completed by the turrets at either end of the building, which are surmounted by a four-armed cross
Casa Calvet
Casa Calvet in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí
Pabellons Güell in Pedralbes
Wrought iron dragon at the gate of the Güell Pavilions in Pedralbes
The dome of the longeing ring of the Güell Pavilions, a complex of buildings in the neighborhood of Pedralbes and designed by the catalan modernist architect Antoni Gaudí
Colònia Güell Church
Stained glass windows and bell tower of the church, the crypt actually, of La Colònia Güell
Ceiling of the crypt of La Colònia Güell
El Capricho (located in Comillas, Cantabria)
El Capricho, a house built by the brilliant modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, is the most beautiful modernist building in Comillas
This combination of spanish and arabic colorful elements give a cheerful look to this building
Cathedral of Mallorca
Baldachin of the gothic cathedral of Palma de Mallorca designed by Antoni Gaudí
The brilliant architect Antoni Gaudí is buried in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, his most ambitious masterpiece:
Tomb of Antoni Gaudí in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia Basilica
Clicking on the next links you will find more pictures of the most important buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí:
- Sagrada Familia
- Park Güell
- Casa Vicens
- Casa Milà (also known as La Pedrera)
- Casa Batlló
- Palau Güell
- Col·legi de les Teresianes
- Casa Calvet
- Torre Bellesguard and Viaduct
- Pabellons Güell
- Crypt of the church of Colonia Güell
- El Capricho (built in Comillas, a lovely village in Cantabria)
Besides, other modernist buildings you can visit in Barcelona are:
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Palau de la Música Catalana
- La Boqueria
- Casa Fuster
- Casa Terrades or "Casa de les Punxes"
- Casa Thomas
- Casa Amatller
- Casa Lleó i Morera
- Casa Martí (Restaurant els Quatre Gats)
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