Last Updated: 11/7/20 | November 7th, 2020
You can’t go to Barcelona without seeing Gaudi’s influence all over you go. He’s the city’s many well-known designer as well as helped shape the style of the city during its flourishing 19th as well as early 20th century. His influence still shapes the city today.
Born in 1852, Anton Gaudí belonged to the Art Nouveau movement, with his very first styles being centered around Gothic as well as conventional Catalan architectural styles. However, it wasn’t long up until he developed his own style that has set him aside from all others.
Referred to as “God’s Architect” for the religious themes in his work, a number of of Gaudi’s creations have really been declared UNESCO world Heritage Sites. His many well-known work, La Sagrada Familia is not only the most prominent attraction in Barcelona however the most went to monument in all of Spain.
Gaudi died tragically in 1926 after being hit by a streetcar on his method to church. He was knocked unconscious and, since he didn’t have any type of identification on him, people assumed he was a beggar as well as just left him there (nuts, huh?). He was ultimately taken to a medical facility but, by the time people realized who he was, it was as well late. He died of his injuries soon thereafter.
Since then, his influence on the city’s landscape has continued with numerous of his pupils making buildings in his style as well as the work at the Sagrada Familia continuing on to this day.
No go to to Barcelona is total without taking a trip of his work. It will provide you insight into the history as well as growth of the city as well as just assist you comprehend just exactly how essential this guy is to Barcelona. Barcelona is just not Barcelona without Gaudi.
Here is my guide to going to all of Gaudi’s finest sights in Barcelona:
La Sagrada Familia
The many well-known of Gaudí’s work….and the one that seems to never be finished. The church has been under building for over 100 years (the groundbreaking was in 1882 as well as is expected to be done in 2030!). Gaudí was a devout Catholic as well as spent the last 10 years of his life working on this project. The church blends influences of man, nature, as well as religious beliefs in its comprehensive architecture. The audio guide is worth purchasing as it covers the history of the church in fantastic detail. try to go to mid-morning to late afternoon so you can see the sunlight cascade throughout all the stained glass.
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Carrer de Mallorca, +34 932-080-414, sagradafamilia.org. The church is open everyday from 9am-8pm in the summer, 9am-7pm in the spring/autumn, as well as 8am-6pm in the winter. Admission is 15 EUR, 22 EUR for a ticket as well as audio guide, 24 EUR for a guided tour, as well as 29 EUR for a self-guided trip with an audio guide as well as gain access to to the tower.
Gaudi Lampposts: Placia genuine as well as Pla del Palau
The very first compensation that Gaudí got after graduating from institution was to construct street lamps for the city. At the request of the city council in 1878, he developed lamps with three as well as six arms as well as crowned by a winged helmet. They were symbolic of the industrial power of Barcelona, made of cast iron as well as marble. They’re all gone now except for the ones left in Placia genuine as well as Pla del Palau.
Placia Real, just off La Rambla. They are located in a public square so are available 24/7 as well as free.
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí in the early 1900s. He spent 2 years on the job totally revamping the exterior, primary floor, patio, as well as roof. With its undulating shape, it’s certainly one of the much more appealing of his creations. located in the Eixample district of Barcelona, it (like whatever Gaudí designed) was heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau style. The facade was decorated with a mosaic made of damaged ceramic tiles that he collected from the trash of a close-by glass shop. The roofing system is arched as well as has been likened to the back of a dragon. It’s one of my preferred Gaudí buildings.
Passeig de Gràcia 43, +34 932-160-306, casabatllo.es. open everyday from 9am-9pm. Tickets are 24.50 EUR if you purchase them on the internet or 28.50 EUR in person. avoid the line tickets are offered for 29.50 EUR (or 33.50 EUR at the office).
Palau Guell
Located off La Rambla, Palau Guell (Guell Palace) building doesn’t jump out at you like other Gaudí structures. built from 1886-88, it was developed for one of Gaudi’s patrons, Eusebi Güell. The house is centered around the primary space utilized to entertain high-society guests. The primary celebration space has a high ceiling with little holes near the top where lanterns were hung at night from the outside to provide theappearance of a starlit sky. There are colorful tree-like chimneys on top. It’s a bit creepy as well as gothic to me. one of my favorites too!
Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5, +34 934-725-775, palauguell.cat. open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-5:30pm. Admission is 12 EUR in person or 11 EUR on the internet with discounts offered for students, seniors, as well as children.
Park Guell
Park Güell is a 45-acre garden complex developed as well as built between 1900 to 1914. It’s because been converted into a municipal garden as well as is now a world Heritage Site. The focal point of the park is the primary terrace, which is surrounded by a long bench in the type of a sea serpent. known for incorporating different themes into his work, Gaudí incorporated creative elements of Catalan nationalism in addition to ancient poetry as well as mysticism into this work. The park is best near La Sagrada Familia so it’s simple to go to both. I like exactly how colorful whatever in the park is!
Carrer de Larrard (main entrance), +34 934-091-831, parkguell.cat. open everyday from 8am-9:30pm. Admission is 10 EUR.
Casa Calvet
Built between 1898-1900, Casa Calvet was built for a textile producer in the Eixample district of Barcelona. This building is the most traditional of his works, partly since it had to be squeezed in between older structures as well as partly since it’s in one of the nicest sections of Barcelona. The house’s symmetry, balance, as well as orderly rhythm are unusual for Gaudí’s works. The curves as well as double gable at the top as well as the projecting oriel at the entrance are modernist elements. He likewise incorporated mythological as well as natural motifs, which helped him win the award for the very best building in 1900 from the Barcelona City Council.
Carrer de Casp 48. You can only stop by to take pictures of the outside of the building as you aren’t allowed into this personal residence.
Casa Vicens
Casa Vicens was Gaudí’s very first essential work. The home was constructed between 1883-1888 as well as is made of undressed stone, rough red bricks, as well as colored ceramic tiles in checkerboard as well as floral patterns. The client was the owner of a brick as well as tile factory, so the ceramic tiles pay tribute to his employment. This is one of Gaudi’s works that falls into his “orientalist” period, as his work has much more middle Eastern/Far Eastern influences. It’s extremely different from his other sites (and frequently has the shortest line).
Carrer de les Carolines 20, +34 935-475-980, casavicens.org. open everyday from 10am-8pm. Admission is 16 EUR.
Casa Mila
From 1906 to 1910, Gaudi work on Casa Mila, likewise known as “La Pedrera” (the stone quarry) as the building has a facade of limestone. The goal was to evoke the sense of a snowy mountain. Gaudí, himself a Catholic as well as a devotee of the Virgin Mary, likewise planned for the Casa Milà to be a spiritual sign as well as included numerous religious elements like an excerpt from the rosary prayer on the cornice as well as statues of Mary, St. Michael, as well as St. Gabriel. Casa Milà became run down as well as partially abandoned up until it was restored in the late 1980s to its original form.
Provença 261-265, +34 902-202-138, lapedrera.com/en. open everyday 9am-8:30pm (6:30pm during the winter). night trips are offered from 9pm-11pm. basic admission (which includes an audio guide) is 24 EUR. A combination ticket for the day trip as well as a guided night trip is 43 EUR.
Cascada Fountain in Parc de la Ciutadella
Gaudí helped style this while he was still a student. He was accountable for the style of the fountain, the bandstand, as well as the park’s entrance gate, a job that stretched from 1873 to 1882. Baroque in style, the fountain is massive, intricate, as well as awe-inspiring. I loved sitting in the park as well as just staring at it. If you go to many of the sites on this list, you’ll see the development of his style as well as exactly how different this is from his other works.
Passeig de Picasso 21. The park is open everyday from 10am-10pm. Admission is free.
College of Saint Teresa
The building looks like a fortress, this is a convent institution that Gaudí developed for The purchase of Saint Teresa of Jesus. The job was already underway when Gaudi became involved, however he made some changes to the plans to much better show his personal style as well as vision.
Carrer de Ganduxer 85-105, +932 123 354. The interior is not open to the public.
Bellesguard Tower
The Bellesguard Tower, likewise known as Casa Figueras, was built by Gaudí between 1900-1909. It was built as a second home for Figueras as well as implied to feel like a medieval fortress with sporting towers as well as battlements. There are some Art Noveaux elements mixed in right here that provide it a modernist take on a traditional Gothic structure.
Carrer de Bellesguard 16-20, +932 504 093, bellesguardgaudi.com. open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-3pm. Tickets are 10 EUR as well as include an audio guide.
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Gaudí was a prolific designer as well as wandering around Barcelona, you’re sure to bump into numerous of his major as well as lesser works. much more than that, you’ll see his influence throughout the city as other architects as well as his students copied his style in their own work. I frequently look at buildings as well as go “Ahh that should be by Gaudi too” only to discover out it’s not. That’s exactly how strong of an influence he has on Barcelona.
As I like traveling with a theme, browsing out Gaudi’s works is a fantastic style to check out with when you’re in Barcelona.
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