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Re: Barcelona's "Other Architect"

DrFumblefinger ·
Fascinating piece, Pheymont! I learned a lot. The architecture is a feast for the eyes. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Barcelona's "Other Architect"

Travel Rob ·
Thanks for the excellent info!Great Photos too!I havent been to Barcelona in a number of years so I guess it's time to return.
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Re: Marveling at La Sagrada Familia

Travel Rob ·
Thank you Karina. You gave me me another reason to get back to Barcelona. Great job capturing the splendor of the place!
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Re: Marveling at La Sagrada Familia

Paul Heymont ·
I've taken a lot of pictures outside Sagrada Familia and a few inside, but none of my inside pictures capture the light, space and shapes as these do—great! I'm not Gaudi's biggest fan (I've confessed that elsewhere here), but even if he had nothing but this place to his credit, he'd have earned that title: Genius.
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Re: Marveling at La Sagrada Familia

DrFumblefinger ·
Thanks for sharing this experience, Karina! Your photos of the interior are amazing. I've yet to visit Barcelona but it's definitely moved far up my list.
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Casa Batllo, Barcelona (Where Gumbo was #101)

Jonathan L ·
      Roderick Simpson and Dr.J have both correctly placed Gumbo as visiting Casa Batlló in Barcelona.Honorable mention  goes to HistoryDigger for getting the city and architect.   Designed by the premier Catalan...
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Off-the-Beaten-Track Spanish wonders

Paul Heymont ·
A guide to more than a dozen varied places to visit in Spain, away from the ones everyone else goes to.
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Cologne Cathedral: Empire of Light

Paul Heymont ·
The play of light and shadow, inside and out, is what impressed PHeymont most on a visit to one of the world's most-famous cathedrals.
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Yes, but where is it? Most-Googled landmarks

Paul Heymont ·
You won't be surprised to learn that you can Google what people are Googling; after all, it's the company that inspired the joke help wanted poster (No need to apply, we already have your information). An Australian insurance company, Columbus Direct, went to the source to find the most-Googled tourism attractions. As you might have guessed from the photo above, the Taj Mahal tops the list, but the big surprise is that for most of the top ten, the main questions used to Google them are heavy...
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Barcelona's "Other Architect"

Paul Heymont ·
Almost everyone who visits Barcelona goes knowing a little about Antonio Gaudi, the “moderniste” architect of the Sagrada Familia basilica and a host of unusual early 20th century buildings. Those who don’t soon find out that Gaudi...
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Barcelona, wary of tourists, has more hidden gems

Paul Heymont ·
Barcelona, and its new mayor, have recently expressed worries about too many tourists, and about their behavior (see yesterday's NewsLink below), but the crowd is not likely to stop anytime soon.   And if all the famous sights were not enough, a...
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Top 25 landmarks...how many have you seen?

Paul Heymont ·
Not on the list...      Photo: Tysto / Wikimedia   TripAdvisor's released its Top 25 Travelers' Choice landmark list again, and the first thing that stands out is that 8 of the top 10 are religious structures or importance. The...
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Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia Basilica Enters Final Contruction Phase

Travel Rob ·
                Photo of La Sagrada Familia Basilica by Karina   If you can believe it,  Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona is entering...
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TripAdvisor reveals: Most-reviewed, most-booked

Paul Heymont ·
If you're tired of 10-best lists and the like, here's some info on not the best, but the most reviewed...just for fun.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 27, 2014: Pigeon Beach

Paul Heymont ·
It's summer, it's hot, you think of the beach or a pool, right? Why should birds be different?   These pigeons are taking advantage of a moderniste fountain at the northern end of Barcelona's Avinguda Gaudi, a shady pedestrianized street that...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 6, 2014: Sagrada Familia towers

Paul Heymont ·
  Under construction for more than a century—and still not finished—the iconic towers of Antonio Gaudi's Sagrada Familia basilica share the frame with one of the many construction cranes working on the project. At center, a figure...
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Casa Batlló: At Home with Antonio Gaudi

Paul Heymont ·
Antonio Gaudi is the most famous of the Catalan modernist architects whose work in the late 1800s and early 1900s gave Barcelona a reputation for innovation and a trove of works that, whatever their original use, are significant tourist sites...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17, 2014: Gaudi Bits

Paul Heymont ·
Nearly everyone is familiar with the iconic towers of Antonio Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, seen above in a night view with cranes. So, I thought I'd offer a few clipped views of what you see when you turn your eyes away from the high ground,...
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Marveling at La Sagrada Familia

Karina ·
Being perpetually surrounded by the ordinary things of everyday life made me a bit unprepared for the reaction I had when I experienced my first man-made marvel. Never had I felt in awe of the “genius” behind a calculator, or the...
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Spain Index

Paul Heymont ·
BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013     PHeymont      Barcelona's "Other Architect" Feb. 18, 2014     PHeymont     The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014     PHeymont      Six...
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14 Spanish secrets for savvy travelers

Paul Heymont ·
A sample of Spain's less-known destinations for the traveler who wants to go beyond the Alhambra and Sagrada Familia
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Sagrada Familia School (Escoles de la Sagrada Família), Where Gumbo was #183

DrFumblefinger ·
Gumbo was visiting Sagrada Familia Schoolhouse. Built more than a century ago to educate the children of the construction workers who were building Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia Cathedral, it is a excellent example of simple yet beautiful design that was the hallmark of much of the Modernisme architectural movement.
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Barcelona's new plan: Spread out tourist housing

Paul Heymont ·
Barcelona is trying a new tactic to reduce tourism impact: a plan to spread tourist accommodations around the city and reduce the number in the center.
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Planifica un viaje perfecto a Chile

turismochile ·
Es importante que encuentres el mejor lugar para viajar y divertirte con tus amigos y familia. Todos nos esforzamos mucho en la vida, pero también debemos tener tiempo para distraernos y pasarla bien. Es por eso que se hace vital planificar actividades y viajes que te permitan gozar del tan deseado descanso. La vida puede llegar con muchos inconvenientes, pero debes tener las agallas para afrontarlos. Si eres fuerte de espíritu, nada puede impedir que sigas adelante. Así que procura tener tu...
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Sagrada Familia finally gets a permit

Paul Heymont ·
Barcelona corrects a technical glitch which allowed the famous cathedral to be an illegal construction site for 137 years.
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Inside Sagrada Familia

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont returns to visit the interior of Barcelona's still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica. It's an eye-opener, for sure!
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Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Up Close

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont revisits a fabulous building whose details are less familiar than its overview, but equally worth viewing.
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Two Churches in Leipzig

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont visited two churches in eastern Germany that have linked histories, but quite different interiors.
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Barcelona Shoebox: the rest of the story

Paul Heymont ·
Beyond the most famous sights and names, Barcelona has a lot more to see and visit. Have a look!
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Barcelona Cathedral (Where Gumbo Was #309)

DrFumblefinger ·
Gumbo was visiting the historic Gothic Cathedral in Barcelona, built between the 13th - 15th century.
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Re: Barcelona Shoebox: the rest of the story

Jonathan L ·
The Joan Miro Foundation was one of my favorite places to visit in Barca!
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Re: Barcelona Shoebox: the rest of the story

Marilyn Jones ·
I have never been to Barcelona -- it was just added to my short list!!!
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Casa Milà, Barcelona

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares photos of La Pedrera, a lovely limestone building in Barcelona desgined by the one and only Antoni Gaudi.
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Barcelona Beyond Gaudi

Paul Heymont ·
A tour of masterpieces by Lluis Domenech i Montaner makes clear that Catalan modernism had more than one master.
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Room with a View, Barcelona

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares the view from his rental apartment window in Eixample.
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Stained Light, La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger enjoys the beautiful light flooding through the windows of Barcelona's unique La Sagrada Familia's Cathedral.
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Re: Stained Light, La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Jonathan L ·
Beautiful shots
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Gaudi: Details in Wood

Paul Heymont ·
Gaudi, the Catalan architect of soaring and swooping stone and concrete was also a master of wood. PHeymont takes a closer look.
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Re: Room with a View, Barcelona

GarryRF ·
Beautiful view to wake to each day.
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Critters in La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

DrFumblefinger ·
Gaudi liked to incorporate elements of nature into his architectural plans. DrFumblefinger shares some of the animals he spotted at La Sagrada Familia.
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Views of Barcelona from Montjuic

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares some of the views of Barcelona he encountered while walking down Montjuic.
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Portals, La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger is a fan of interesting doors and the architecture of Gaudi. Here's a look at the blending of the two.
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The Gaudi Details

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont revisits one of Gaudi's best-known buildings, concentrating on the small (and not so small) details
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Sagrada Familia won't meet 2026 date

Paul Heymont ·
With visitors and their admission fees cut off by the pandemic, work on Gaudi's masterpiece will take longer than planned.
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Sagrada Familia lights up a star

Paul Heymont ·
A new tower has been completed at the Barcelona monument, but there are still more to be built
 
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