Antonio Gaudi

Casa Batllo
What is good architecture? This is a very complex question in that it takes a lot of different aspects. One of many is closely related to Casa Batllo and i discovered before even finding it, I was right by the building yet it took me 45 minutes of walking around to find it. After finding the building i wondered how I never found it in a matter of seconds. Its close resemblance to a reptile skin for a facade and a reptilian spine and tail for a rooftop makes this a piece of art and architecture. The typical winding cast iron railings and close look to detail makes this a must see in Barcelona and in my personal achieve.

Casa Mila
As this building sits on the corner of one of the most populated streets in Barcelona it has its road to fame pre-paved. Its facade is like an inconsistent winding sting. Its Gaudi typical columns come down to the street creating a very none usable but creative space nun-the-less. It has a very interesting rooftop that can be seen slightly from the ground which makes you want to travel to the top. Also, as you walk the streets around you get little glimpses of what kind of amazing interior it hold.

Casa Calvet
This was a building that I never had seen or heard about before. But right away i saw the Gaudi design in the railing work and exceptional design of little detail. Its front facade reminds me of a very simple version of the Casa Batllo and that is probably why nobody was stopping by it to look at it in detail or take pictures.

Casa Comalat
This design is a very typical residential housing, with the punched out porches with the combination of the Gaudi railings. Very simple yet very complex in tiny detail.

Casa Vincens
Casa Vincens is one of Antonio Gaudi's most unorthodox designs. His typical design are those of Casa Mila and Casa Batllo yet looking at this one it is completely different except for a few small Gaudi details and his focus to detail. The building reminds me of a house built out of Lego's because of the amazing tile work on the up half of the house with the lower part consisting of mainly masonry work. Its surrounding gate has a similar design to that of a tropical tree

Parc Guell
This was an adventure and a half to get all the way to the northern parts of Barcelona to find this Parc which is built on to the side of the mountain. Consisting of several structures and buildings with the typical Gaudi-esk look. The parc has multiple level through it giving you a more magnificent look over the city below. It also seem to have been coming up out of the earth because of its material use was the same as the landscapes natural materials. I quickly realized that this place had more then meets the eye because i was finding myself getting lost in the size of it. Lost not in the sense of location but mentally lost in its beauty and very detailed spaces. This place will forever been in my memory for one of the most tranquil locations in the world.

Sagrada Familia
I traveled to the eastern part of Barcelona to find the Sagrada Familia with a very basic understand of its architect Antonio Gaudi, the size and details into the construction of it. As i entered its general location I kept getting quick glimpses of its spires, then i walked into a city parc with at the end of it stood the mighty Sagrada Familia. I never could have prepared myself for what was right in front of me, its large columns which were bent in such a may that felt as if magic was holding them in place. After i got into the surrounding area i noticed that the figures on the front here designed in a very interesting way....they are in a very block-like form which told the story of Jesus Christs Crucifixion. Even with the block like figures he still somehow got a very perfect expression on each of the faces in a way that you really felt the emotion that they were portraying. I entered into the building to have 3 over head mosaic windows throwing all colors of the spectrum on every thing that light could touch. As much as its beauty amazed me so did the incompleteness of it. As i got to the back of the Sagrada Familia I noticed how the figures on the exterior changed from the front. They were in the usual-typical form you would see on a church, while portraying the stories of the Birth Of Jesus Christ Nativity scenes. I am looking forward to coming back to Spain many years from now just to see the future design of the Sagrada Familia.