Reconsidering Palau Guell
I’m writing this after my third visit over a fifteen-year period to one of Gaudi’s earliest big commissions, Palau Guell, built as the personal residence
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I’m writing this after my third visit over a fifteen-year period to one of Gaudi’s earliest big commissions, Palau Guell, built as the personal residence
One of Barcelona’s most spectacular and popular modern attractions is the Magic Fountain of Montjuic, which pulses water as high as 170 feet in the
If you weren’t looking up at the right moment, you’d likely never notice the Umbrella House. I know I missed it at first! On an
You don’t have to have visited Barcelona to recognize the outside of Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia basilica; it’s easily one of the world’s most recognizable
One of my favorite spots in Barcelona is the fountain shown here, at one end of the pedestrianized Avinguda Gaudi. I’ve been told repeatedly it
While working on last week’s article on the experience of encountering the nearly-finished and glorious interior of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica, I dipped into my
Many large cathedrals and basilicas start by building a space where services can be held while the building grows around it, but (as in so
You don’t always get the chance to watch an important historical and artistic landmark transformed from its original use to a new future, and from
From almost anywhere along Barcelona’s waterfront, and from quite a wide area behind it, you’re almost always in sight of the towers and red cars
Montjuïc Castle sits atop Montjuïc Hill and offers some of the finest views of Barcelona, from the setting of a centuries old fortress. The Castle
I’m writing this after my third visit over a fifteen-year period to one of Gaudi’s earliest big commissions, Palau Guell,
One of Barcelona’s most spectacular and popular modern attractions is the Magic Fountain of Montjuic, which pulses water as high
If you weren’t looking up at the right moment, you’d likely never notice the Umbrella House. I know I missed
You don’t have to have visited Barcelona to recognize the outside of Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia basilica; it’s easily one
One of my favorite spots in Barcelona is the fountain shown here, at one end of the pedestrianized Avinguda Gaudi.
While working on last week’s article on the experience of encountering the nearly-finished and glorious interior of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia
Many large cathedrals and basilicas start by building a space where services can be held while the building grows around
You don’t always get the chance to watch an important historical and artistic landmark transformed from its original use to
From almost anywhere along Barcelona’s waterfront, and from quite a wide area behind it, you’re almost always in sight of
Montjuïc Castle sits atop Montjuïc Hill and offers some of the finest views of Barcelona, from the setting of a