I did an overnight in Barcelona last week. I was speaking at a conference on the benefits of search engine marketing and instead of the 2 days I was supposed to have to enjoy Barcelona, it turned out I had to be back in Paris that evening for a meeting. So I cut out at lunch, grabbed the nearest taxi and told him to take me to Gaudy's famous La Pedrera, a building right in the heart of the city not far from his famous cathedral the Sagrada Familia .
I took a fascinating audio tour and learned a great deal about Barcelona's most famous architect. La Pedrera is an apartment building and one of his last works. It has his characteristic art nouveau styling with some really inventive roof decorations. Besides his predilection for organic stylings, he pioneered some interesting techniques used today by modern architects. I loved his emphasis on light, which was always his priority. One floor of the building was done in period furniture and the apartments were wonderfully open and well lit.
I tried to take a bunch of photos with my mobile phone but there are actually plenty on the web that are much better. Here is a link to a good site if you are interested in knowing more about Gaudy. View photo site.
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