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Archivo para April, 2007

Visiting Barcelona: The Batlló

 
The Batlló House. Initially Batlló house was a house normal, like the others. Pero the proprietors ordered one integral reform to the architect and it turned it a small one palace in the middle of the stroll of Grace. The decoration and game of lights that it devised is simply spectacular, specially in the hall […]

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Tourism in Barcelona: The Sagrada Family

 
The Sagrada Family. Gaudí was extremely religious and his premium builds is indeed Sagrada Family. The Sagrada Family is the only cathedral in construction of the world and at the moment its construction is financed entirely by entrances to the monument and donations that receive. It is anticipated that in about twenty years it will […]

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Tourism in Barcelona: The Stone quarry (Milà House)

Satately house of three floors constructed between 1905 and 1907, only three years! The work was to him ordered by Mr. Güell with the idea to use a plant for them and the rest of floors to rent them. Also it is patrimony of the humanity of UNESCO.
During many years the building practically it was […]

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Places in Barcelona: The Parc Güell

 
The Parc Güell, constructed between 1900 and 1914, projected initially like a city garden by order of the gentleman Güell (the protector of Gaudí), but the project was not successful and finally it was left. Nowadays it comprises of world-wide patrimony of Humanity of UNESCO.
The main seat of the park it is an ideal site […]

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In Barcelona: Gaudí, the architect for excellence.

 
Gaudí is the architect of Barcelona par excellence. Their works, created at the beginning of century XX are nowadays referring world-wide. Barcelona, would not be what is without him, and a guide of Barcelona would not be complete without a section dedicated entirely to Gaudí.
Architect and untiring artist, born in Reus in 1852. Misunderstood at […]

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