Barcelona is the cradle of architectural genius Antonio Gaudi. Barcelona - Thaudi: Excursion to the last private apartment in the house of Mila Spain Barcelona House Gaudi

In the series of the names of the brilliant creators of works of art architecture, Antonio Gaudi will live in the memory of the people of the century, while the building created by fantastic projects will be standing. It is possible for a long time to look at these architectural masterpieces for a long time before there are words that can express the entire gamut of the feelings of admiration, delight, aesthetic euphoria. The look of amazing buildings is so unusual that it is not believed that it is possible to design and build in real life.

A nice bonus only for our readers - a discount coupon when paying for tours on the site until December 31:

AF500GURUTURIZMA - Promotional 500 rubles for tours from 40,000 rubles
AFTA2000GURU - Promotional for 2,000 rubles. for tours to Thailand from 100,000 rubles.
AF2000KGURUTURIZMA - Promotional for 2,000 rubles. For tours to Cuba from 100,000 rubles.

In the mobile application Travelata acts promotional - AF600Gurumob. He gives a discount of 600 rubles for all tours from 50,000 rubles. Download app for and

On the site Onlinetours.ru you can buy any tour with a discount to 3%!

In different parts of the immensely beloved Gaudi Barcelona, \u200b\u200bhe built a wonderful buildings of a neo-neutic style and immortalized his name. An independent excursion will be held in seven unique objects created by the imagination and skill of Gaudi. The first one is the Palace of Guell Racitally at the address: ul. Nou de la Rambla, 3-5. This is the first of the largest projects of the extraordinary architect, ordered by him with a rich entrepreneur Guuel who grew up in the poor district of Barcelona. In memory of his parents, he decided to build the palace. Already being heard about the young architect and its original decisions in architecture, Guell turned to Gaudi.

All floors of the palace are connected by a parabolic dome passing through them, and a luxurious staircase of the neo-neo-style style. Internal design is not only beautiful, but very cleverly thought out: the heating system is combined with ventilation; The maximum illumination is achieved with additional curly windows in the roof dome. Everywhere there are symbols of royal power: 120 columns from the Herraf Marble (King Pedro), the amazing beauty of the fresco with the image of Hercules (Philip IV), the ceilings from the tree (Ferdinand's era).

A royal palace looks outside: two luxurious arches that serve as an entrance are draped into an intricate pattern of forged lattices, among which you can distinguish the initials of the owner's names and architect. In the center of the openwork fence on a high metallic lantern, a coat of arms depicting an eagle sitting on a wrought helmet and a wing-making (Symbol of Independence of Catalonia) is attached.

House Calvet

If only the initiatives of the elements of an unusual symbolic architecture were embodied in the Palace of Guela, then in subsequent buildings they manifested more brightly. An example of this is the Calvet House, located on the street Carrer de Casp, 48, built by a unique designer at the request of the widow of the textile magnate Barcelona Calveta in 1900. The building combines the features of a business office and a residential building (according to the requirements of the customers), but all this is presented in this form, otherwise as a fabulous, you won't call this house. Only the facade of the angular structure can be viewed by clock, its details and the overall picture are so interesting. Each floor is separated by elegant bends with "mushroom hats" above the windows; Input columns in the form of textile coils symbolize family business; The stucco bust of the head of the Calvet dynasty in a niche under the roof - tribute to respect. The architect generously uses natural elements in the decor: an amazing bas-relief above the door of the main facade is depicting a cypress-aim of hospitality, an olive tree, a cornium horn is present in the design.

It cannot but cause admiration for the real works of art - balconies and balconies with a thin openwork of elegant metal fences. A peculiar "stands" in the form of figure curved trapeziums under balconies are decorated in a floral version. The convex pattern of the side walls, the decorative details of the original frontones complement the effect of fabulous beauty of an amazing house. To inspect all its interiors, you need to spend not one hour.

House Balo

If someone decided that he had no longer surprise, he was mistaken, because the next object of the excursion could be blocked (in a good sense) of travelers. The Balo House, located on Passeiq de Gracia, 43, represents a truly fantastic embodiment of the fabulous ideas of the brilliant architect, which is subjected to the old house of the Balo manufacturer. Full symbols of the facade amazes the view of an unusual shape of windows with mirror blue glasses, twisers of inter-storey borders, kaleidoscopically motley colorful walls.

The roof in the form of a scaly dragon, gracefully curved in height against the sky and a turret in the shape of the Cross of St. George, as if piercing the monster symbolically complement the mythical unreality of architecture. Balconies with suitevite white fences on elegant stucco bases resemble mysterious skulls; Separate columns between windows are similar to their bone design. For these analogies, local residents nicknamed an extraordinary building with the house of bones. The creative imagination of Gaudi in the artistic stone images embodied the bizarre forms of flora and fauna, hotly beloved since childhood. The Balo House is a symbol of a new, before that, unknown architecture, excluding the rectinity of structures, laid the beginning of the famous Unique Gaudi style.

House Mila

This building of the streamlined forms is at the intersection of the Boulevard of Parsch de Gracia and Street Carre De Provence. It is a complete embodiment of crypage in the architecture, where there is not a single ideal straight segment. As Gaudi himself said, in the appearance of the house he handed the bends of waves, clouds, leaves and colors. Incorrect shape window openings, numerous columns of different thicknesses, a continuous winding strip of visors above the windows embodied the author's intent. Here you can see the most unexpected shapes of stone sculptures - the result of non-standard solutions of the artist, who even chimneys enjoy the intricate artistic shell. The shells of elevators installed in the house are decorated with shroud sculptures. Gaudi was done a huge design and creative work on a masterpiece, which was taken under the protection of UNESCO as an invaluable monument.

Cathedral of the Holy Family

Another real masterpiece from the world of fiction can be seen on the street Carrer de Provenca - a temple that seems to be carved from the whole cliff with an unsurpassed as a skillful rapter, and not built of separate stones. So organically fit into the general ensemble all the extraordinary components of the most important brainchild of Gaudi, to which he devoted 40 years of his life, but did not have time to embody the whole idea. The construction of the unique shrine of Sagrada surname lasts for 130 years.

It is impossible for several words to designate the architectural style of this treasure, which reflected the talent of Gaudi, who sought to escape from sharp gothic forms to a more rounded, smooth, elegant. Despite the huge sizes of the cathedral, it seems easy, air. Gaudi sought to create a "Bible in Stone", over which 17 symbolic towers will be ascended by 12 apostles, 4 evangelists and Jesus. 3 facades are decorated in accordance with the main lines of Christ's earthly life. About the stone miracle can not be told in one article, it must be studied for a long time to comprehend all the greatness and beauty of the unearthly structure.

Park Guela

The following address is ul. Carrer Lt Olot will open another miracle from Gaudi - the park of unique creations of architecture, each of which is original and superb in the uniqueness of forms. The hall 100 columns amazing the imagination with its monumentality and magnitude, painted ceiling flaphed ceiling. Huge mosaic salamander, prostrated on an improvised pool, a rolled snake ring, a rim bench with a mosaic scenic back - everything is so unusually and fantastic! All day you can admire the creations of the Great Masters, which are out of time and space.

House Vicens

It can be safely called the main decoration of the pretty gray factory-factory district of Barcelona - Gracia at: Carrer De Les Carolines, 18-24. As a bright gem among the unrelated fellow, the house of Vicens "illuminates" the surroundings of the colored mosaic decoration of the walls. Not even knowing who Vista, one can guess his production, because the decorative patterns of the facade "Woven Ceramic tiles". Vincent owned a brick factory and workshop for the manufacture of finishing tiles. It is these traditional materials that took advantage of Gaudi and created his first architectural work of art as a graduate specialist, providing his (house) a wonderful garden with a fountain. Before our time, he (Garden) was not preserved, and the house continues to delight with his colorful composition. Inside it is allowed to get only on May 22, on the day of holy rita, but already a lot of happiness to see the Gaudi masterpiece outside. All architectural creations of the Spanish genius are included in the list of world heritage and are taken under the protection of UNESCO.

How to save in Barcelona?

Everyone knows well that Barcelona is an expensive city. If you can save, then why not use it? What you need to do to get:

Tickets in Sagrada Familia and Park Guell without turn
Transfer from the airport and to Barcelona Airport or one-way shuttle from Girona Airport - will allow you to quickly and comfortably reach the city center
Tickets to hop-on hop-jff bus
20% discount on tickets to the best museums (including Picasso, Juan Miro, MNSC), attractions (including Casa Mila, Casa Batllo and Camp-Nou), Excursions and Body Trains, Hola Transport Card

All this will be available to you after shopping.

Gaudi's houses in Barcelona are one of the main attractions of this amazing city. In all his life, the brilliant architect was able to design two dozen architectural masterpieces, 10 of which were located directly in the Catalan capital. Each of the buildings is unique and unique, has its own peculiar style and history.

The first significant work performed by the brilliant architect is Vicens. The customer was the entrepreneur Manuel Vincen Muntanner, who belonged to the ceramic tile plant.

In this architectural creation, innovative and peculiar decisions of Gaudi showed. Building is a real masterpiece of architectural art. The building has a unique design that the architect created with all scrupulsiness.

After arriving at the place where the house should be erected, Gaudi drew attention to a huge flowering palm tree and velvets growing around, which played a role in creating a bowl of construction. He included in the design patterns in the form of palm leaves, who found their mapping on a fence lattice, and decorated the ceramic tiles with velvets.

Visena House is closed to visiting at the request of the owners who live in it. But once a year, on May 22, tenants arrange the day of open doors for guests.

Pavilions Manor Guell.

One of the influential people of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bIndustrialist Euseby Guell addressed the young Gaudi with the order for the reconstruction of the country residence of the patron. The architect was instructed to completely transform the park to the new way: to build pavilions, build stables with a playpen and make a gate with a fence.

All buildings were made in the same style using the new technique called Trenkadis, which is a facing made of glass of irregular shape and small pieces of bits of ceramics. The pattern of architectural buildings resembled a dragon scaly.
Until our days, only the gate remained from the construction, which are decorated with dragons. When they open the paw and the head of the mythical monster begin to move. According to the plan of the legendary architect, the dragon guards the garden with gold apples.

The next order of Gaudi also came from Count Guel, who asked the architect to build an unusual palace. To date, the construction is one of the main attractions of Barcelona.

The roof of the architectural masterpiece is decorated with multiple towers of unusual, fabulous forms that allow you to see the construction at a high distance.

The facade of the building decorate the two arches, which are closed with forged gates. Between them, the architect placed the coat of arms of Catalonia, and the initials of Euseby Guel were formed.

When creating a project, Gaudi used mixed styles, which is characteristic of all its subsequent work.

Holy Teresa Order College

At the end of the 19th century, the church decides to build a school in the village of Barcelona San Zhervazi de Cassoles. An unknown architect is taken for the project, which managed to build a building to the second floor. But then the work was charged Gaudi. The architect decides to redo the construction of his way.

In the choice of material, it was necessary to save due to a limited budget, so the architect used brick, plaster and imitation under the stone. But despite this, the building was masterpiece.

The facade of college with parabolic arches and teeth upstairs symbolize the headdress of Holy Teresa.

Church laws did not give freedom of freedom of Fantasy Gaudi, but despite this, he was able to make some of his ideas in the building design.

The new order entered the brilliant architect from the widow of an influential person by Peresali. Gaudi was instructed to build a multi-storey building, which should have accommodated shops, apartments of hostesses and removable rooms for future tenant.

The architect was managed not only to perfectly cope with the project, but also to get approval from the local authority, which recognized the residential building with the best building of Catalonia.

In design, the architect was everything thought out to the smallest detail. Each item here symbolizes and displays the biography of the former home owners.
Now in the building there are residential apartments, and the first floor is leased to commercial organizations.

House Figueres

Belisguard - House Gaudi in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich is also called the Castle of Figueras. The building was erected at the beginning of the 20th century on the slope of Tibidabo Mountain. The customer was the widow of the merchant Maria Sagez. Freaky design of the mansion combined several styles in himself.

This is a small elegant mansion that resembles a medieval castle. The main building material that was used in the construction was a stone.

The House of Figueres is in private possession and until recently it was closed to visiting tourists. But then the owners needed money for the reconstruction of the building, and they decided to open one of the sights of the city to visit.

Gingerbread houses (Guel Park)

Industrialist Euseby Guell conceived to embody a large-scale project, which was in the construction of mansions on the territory of parks.

It was assumed that at home will be redeemed by the local elite. But the idea of \u200b\u200bthe entrepreneur suffered Fiasco. None of the rich wanted to acquire housing away from the center.

Despite this, Gaudi managed to build a few villas that were hit by their beauty and unusualness. When visiting this amazing park with gingerbread houses, it seems as if you get to a fairy tale.

The architect gave full will of the Flight Flight and recreated a real masterpiece of artwork. As materials used ceramic crumb, crushed stone and many other construction waste.

Now there is a house-museum of Gaudi, in which furniture designed by architects is located.

One of the most unusual creations of Antonio Gaudi is the Balo House, which the architect completely redid on his way. Only side walls remained from the old building. The author created a facade that was attracted by his relief and fancy.

Local lived nicknamed this building as "bone house", as it looks something like a skeleton: his colons look like a bone, and balconies on a skull. Its feature is the lack of direct lines with the exception of side walls.

The wave-like roof of the structure resembles the back of the dragon, which unusual turrets-chimneys are decorated according to tradition. The facade of the building made of multicolored mosaic changes its color depending on the lighting.

In general, the Balo house resembles a fairy-tale character, fascinating with its beauty.

In 1905, Gaudi received an order from Financial Magnate Pen Mila on the construction of a residential high-rise building. The customer demanded from the architect to show all the fantasy, which would help him design a unique building, not like others.

The construction of the construction took away a lot of time and mental strength from the architect. In his new creation, he wanted to invest his whole brilliant idea. The first stumbling block was some objections from the city authorities who dictated Gaudi their conditions.

For the first time in the whole career, the architect was almost abandoned the project. But settling all misunderstandings with officials and the customer, continued to work with even greater zeal.

The uniqueness of the residential building is the complete absence of straight lines and bearing walls that can be moved. The brilliant master thought that residents would like to change the interior of the housing, so they can make the redevelopment of the rooms at any time.

The greatest creation of the legendary master of architecture is considered to be Sagrada Surname - Cathedral of the Holy Family. His construction Gaudi devoted more than 40 years of his life. According to the idea of \u200b\u200bthe architect, the height of the structure was to be slightly less than the highest point of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bMontjuke Mountains.

The uniqueness of the sagrada of the surname is not only in its height, a fantastic interior, design, but also in his incompleteness. The architect did not have time to finish the masterpiece during his lifetime and now the construction of the cathedral continues on its preserved drawings. Work on the construction of the main architectural property of Barcelona is planned to be completed only by 2026.

Sagrada Surname is the best that Gaudi Barcelona could give. Nevertheless, each architect building is unique and deserves admiration.

The most important architectural appearance of the capital of Catalonia had the magical influence of the creativity of the Great Master Gaudi. Architect Antonio Gaudi and Cornet (Antoni Gaudi I Cornet) was born on June 25, 1852 in the city of Reus Catalan Province of Tarragona. His parents were Kovelschikov, and the young genius often helped her father and grandfather, admiring the virtuoso work of their hands in the manufacture of copper products. In love with the nature and supervisory antonio since childhood, attracted the perfection of forms, the game of flowers and lines. The love of everything naturally found the exit in the work of Gaudi - the stamps of the masters, ceramics, wood and wrought iron.

In total, in the architectural heritage of Gaudi 18 structures, most of them are in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bidentifying the entire appearance of the city. He was in love with this city, spoke in Catalan and in the culture of his people screams inexhaustible inspiration for creativity. Among the most famous works by Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona - House Vienes, School of Teresianok, House Boresguard, Palace Guell, Balo House, Mila House, Park Guell and, of course, the church of the Holy Family.

The mysterious symbol of the city - the church of the Holy Family

The temple is a "branded sign" Barcelona, \u200b\u200ba generally recognized symbol of the city. His majestic towers produce a truly unforgettable impression, the building itself is full of secrets and encoded Gaudi messages. But, perhaps, the main mystery of this masterpiece, which was conceived as the temple of the atonement of sins, in his incompleteness.

The building was designed in the Gothic style, the traces of it are traced in Crypt and Apse, but then the genius of improvisation changed the idea, experimenting with styles and creating his unique architectural handwriting. When creating the church, Gaudi almost did not use the drawings, he his own sketches did, and therefore a lot of time went to work. Above the temple of Sagrada, the name of the architect worked for forty three years, and without completing construction. In 1926, he died, hitting the tram at the crossroads of Gran Via and Bailen.

In 1936, Gaudi's workshops were burned, and only after 20 years of work on the construction of the temple resumed, already in small pieces of photographs and sketches and, of course, without the magical improvisation, which was inherent only by Gaudi. Construction of the cathedral continues so far, steadily overcoming financial and other difficulties. The church of the Holy Family, located in the heart of the city on Majorca Street, 401, attracts thousands of tourists every year, who, admiring the Gathing of the Gaudi project, are trying to solve him ...

Balo House (Casa Batllo) in Barcelona

House Balo ("Batlo", "Batlo » ) - One of the numerous masterpieces Antonio Gaudi, an elegant sample of Modern style, so common in Catalonia at the beginning of the 20th century. The Balo House was built in 1904-1906 for Paseo de Gracia, 43. Gaudi reconstructed the house, applying its corporate identity: multicolor and sparkling mosaic, lines curves, fancy expressiveness, fancy balconies, fantastic roof with tile in the form of fish scales.

Local name at home - Casa Dels Ossos ("Bone House"). It really recognizes the images of bones and internal organs of a kind of giant mysterious animal. The roof of the house is covered with arches, which creates associations from the dragon back. According to the generally accepted opinion, the round item on the left of the center ending the turret with a cross is the sword George Victorious (Saint George - the patron of Catalonia), stunned in the back of the dragon.

Mila House (Casa Mila, La Pedrera)

Mila House in Barcelona is one of the best examples of Antonio Gaudi architectural concept. Someone his facade resembles incoming waves, and someone is a stone mountain with caves. Barcelonians are jokingly and called him: "La Pedrera" ("Kamennyna").

Gaudi, working on the construction of this house at the corner of the busy Avenue Paseo de Gracia and the streets of the province, as usual, scream inspiration from nature. The concept of modernity here is something living, fluid, moving, you can distinguish the caves, the sea, the underwater world. The view from the roof on Barcelona is also amazing, there are no fender railing, and the gardens and mysterious figures seem to hang over the abyss.

In 1984, Mila's house was declared UNESCO World Heritage, and today on the top floor there is a museum dedicated to Antonio Gaudi, the remaining floors are given to elite housing.

Park Guell

Another famous Gaudi project is Guell Park, located outside the Lesseps Square, Olot. The park was built from 1900 to 1914, but, unfortunately, as a temple of Sagrada surname, was not completed.

Park - Joint project of Gaudi and the entrepreneur Guelle - was the idea of \u200b\u200bquite promising: on the slope of one of the hills of Barcelona Plain, it was planned to build a green town for recreation of rich citizens. However, the economic crisis hit, and the construction had to freeze. Gaudi managed only to partially implement his dreams to life - one wall of the alleged park was built.

At the entrance to the park you are found two cozy "gingerbread" house made following the example of serfs, separated by spectacular iron gates (in one of these houses it was subsequently settled by the Gaudi himself). Up leads a staircase decorated with sculptures of phantasmagoric animals covered with mosaic, among them - a characteristic Lizard Gaudi, a symbol of good luck and well-being, occurring in almost every work of the master. The staircase leads to the spacious "string of a hundred columns", the highlight of which is that the roof is at the same time a balcony of a winding form, and the colonnade cornice is the back of a continuous bench, which fade the entire upper area. From here, one of the best types of city opens.

Park Guell is considered one of the works of Gaudi, where his imagination was mostly manifested. In the house where the architect lived in 1906-1926, the Museum of His name is now open.

Vicens House (Casa Vicens)

One of the first works by Antonio Gaudi is Vienes House, which is located on Carolinas Street 18-24. In 1878, the young entrepreneur Manuel Vicens ordered the construction of his house at the time the novice architect Antonio Gaudi. For the reasons that do not depend on it, construction was postponed for 5 years, and it was a salvation for young Gaudi, who simply did not know how to design a house: the construction site was quite narrow, and it was necessary to build in a number of almost "fit" to a friend Buildings.

As a result, the fantasy of Gaudi could not get to the fullest, the house was built very simply, without frills and curves of lines. To revive the image, the architect decided to decorate the facade of the building using numerous erkers and tiled decor. The base of the walls of natural stone was supplemented with an induced brick finish. However, the main attractiveness of the house gave a motley tile of walls and windows and a crazy mixing of styles: Gaudi used techniques of different traditions, combining an incompatible, coffer tile yellow flowers, installing Mauritanian turrets on the roof and decorating the garden to the forged fence in Art Nouveau. The result is an excellent model of modernism and the evidence of the eternal genius Antonio Gaudi.

If you are going to Barcelona, \u200b\u200bplease visit these attractions, invaluable heritage Antonio Gaudi. Contact Pophones Service Center for Business and Life in Spain "Spain in Russian" and we will help organize interesting individual or group excursions tounforgettable creations Antonio Gaudi.

Spanish architect Gaudi and his house, which became the sign in world architecture, turned the capital of Spain, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bto the arychitectural pearl. What style did the unique, gifted person worked, who entered the artist, sculptor and builder in himself? What is hidden the mystery of his work? What is the fate of genius?

Gaudi - style in the tradition of tradition

The founder of his own architectural style Antonio Gaudi-I-Kornet

The Catalan architect, born on June 25, 1852, expressed his work with his work features of his homeland's culture through the merger of architectural styles and traditions. It does not fit into any architectural flow. His creativity is unique and completely different from generally accepted concepts. And the power of the aesthetic experience of Gaudi's creations over time becomes only more.

There is no straight line in its structures. Architectural forms are flowing from one to another. He modestly built according to the laws of nature and did not strive to surpass it.

What is the originality of Gaudi style?

In 1878, the director of Barcelona architectural school Elies Rogent at the release ceremony said about Antonio: "We gave this academic title or a nerd or a genius. Time will tell". At first, Gaudi participated in competitions without success, studied the craft, designed fences, lights, furniture.

"There is nothing invented, everything originally exists in nature. Originality is a return to the origins, "the master spoke about his works. Gaudi's business card was the expression of natural forms in architecture.

Gaudi style is

the world of uneven surfaces, what we observe in nature;
design solutions proposed by nature;
decorative existing in nature;
continuation of the space created by nature.

Five years after the end of the architectural school in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bhe received his first important order from the owner of the ceramic factory Manuel Vissa.

Likha trouble - Start: House of Magnate-Ceramist Vicens

Casa Vicens (1883-1888) - a residential building for the holder of a ceramic factory, which is clearly reflected in the facade "Trencadis" (i.e., the use of ceramic waste). Gaudi decorated the facade of the house with a mosaic of tile pieces, which was completely unusual in the use of building materials.

At this time, in Europe there was an interest in neo-neothic style with the motto "Decorativeness - the beginning of architecture." Gaudi in their works also adhered to this rule. His work at that time resembled Moorish (or Mudjara) style of architecture, which is a unique mixture of Muslim and Christian design in Spain.

Private house once a year, May 22, opens the doors for visitors. Everyone can appreciate the detailed design of the building, starting with the mosaic of the exterior finish, and ending with stained glass windows and painting of the walls.

Incredible luck and the only unrequited love of Gaudi

In 1878, Antonio Gaudi decided to demonstrate his works at the Paris World Exhibition. His work made an impression on the richest man of Catalonia, Estette and Petsenate, Eyseby Guelli. He provided Antonio what every creator dreams about: complete freedom of self-expression with an unlimited budget!

Gaudi performs for family projects

pavilions estate in Pedralbes near Barcelona;
wine cellars in Gararafe,
chapel and Crypt Colony Guell (Santa Coloma de Servelo);
fantastic Park Guelli and his palace in Barcelona.

It was the best and at the same time a sad period in the personal life of the architect. The only girl who had a worthy of his attention, Josefa Sea, did not respond to him. Having adopted fate, Gaudi completely devoted himself to creativity and religion.

Royal Garden in Gaudi style

The first large-scale project of Gaudi, performed for his great patron, Eyseby Guel, were the pavilions of the manor. The construction was carried out between 1883 and 1887. Landscape design of the summer residence park, which today has become a fleet of the Royal Palace, entrance doors, pavilions, stables are characteristic of the early period of creativity.

The most interesting work in the complex was the northern cast iron gate. They are decorated with vegetable motifs in style, and a medallion with the letter "G". An impressive feature is a large wrought iron dragon with glass eyes.

This is the same palm that turns on theft of gold apples in the constellation of serpenes. His figure corresponds to the location of the stars in the constellation.

Palace Guell (Palau Güell) (1885-1890)

The residence of the Metsenite family became the first architect building, in which the structural elements perform the decorative function. Antonio uses steel bearing structures as decor.

On the facade of the building, two pairs of large gates are distinguished through which horse crews and carts could follow directly into the lower stables and cellars, while guests could climb the stairs to the upper floors.

The soul of the Creator is looking for new forms. Outside, the house has a calm facade, resembling the Vienician Palazzo. But the interior and roof compensate for the lack of Gaudi style elements in the exterior.

Guela Palace Living Room with Star Ceiling in Gaudi Style

In the central living room, an unusual parabolic dome is littered with round holes that the day make the ceiling from the stand.

Silhouettes of chimneys and ventilation mines overlooking the roof take various fantastic forms. The roof resembles Guell Park.

The rich internal interiors of the Palace combine the works of decorative and applied arts, the interstiates (inlaid on wood) and furniture made on a special order.

It is peculiar to the design of the walls and flat archs of the palace. In 1984, Guell Palace, along with other architectural masterpieces, Gaudi was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gaudi Style Expression in Guell Park Architecture

In 1900 - 1914, Gaudi operates on creating a park-style park residential area. In order to realize the concept of Garden Guell's city-Guell in those years acquired 15 hectares of land for the construction of 62 private mansions. Economic failures of the project forced his heirs to sell the park in the city. Now there is a house-museum Gaudi.

For this place, Gaudi designed two magnificent entrance pavilions serving the gate. A large ornamented staircase leads to the hypostage hall, conceived by the architect as a place for the market. Esplanade is surrounded by a long serpentine bench from precast concrete blocks dressed in a ceramic mosaic.

The devotee to its principles, Gaudi, used only local materials. He developed a system of streets and viaducts in such a way that their construction had a minimal environmental impact. They were most adapted to the landscape.

This principle makes his architecture and some researchers of his creativity refer to the style of Gaudi eco-model.

Gaudi and his houses "from bones" and "Quarry"

Thanks to the inimitable style, Gaudi becomes the most fashionable architect in Barcelona. It turns into a "non-disabilities", creates at home one unusual other. Spanish bourgeois spend their states on the realization of the ingenious ideas of the artist.

Balo's house or bone house. Barcelonians also call him a "yawning" and "house-dragon", such a diverse facade.

Gaudi style is a reverent respectful relationship with the Creator, who established in childhood. Rheumatism limited the boy in players with peers, but did not interfere with long single riding riding on donkey.

Watching the world around us, the architect screams inspiration to solve constructive or decorative architecture tasks for customers. In his work, he used the elements of a wide variety of styles, transforming them into a special direction, called Spanish ( modernismo.).

For what city authorities criticized the house "from bones"?

A lively trembling creature became the fruit of the bizarre fantasy of the architect - a residential house of textile magnate Josepa Balo (Casa Batlló). Gaudi reconstructed an existing building in 1904-1906, waiting for demolition. He used typical design elements of Catalan architecture: ceramics, stone and wrought iron.

Despite the fact that the work was criticized by the city, in 1906, the city council of Barcelona recognized him as one of three the best buildings of the year.

Due to radical design during the construction of Gaudi violated all the regional acts of the city. And not because he "mischievous", but because the author's style went out for the limiting framework of traditional architecture and urban planning. I had the power to change laws.

What kind of building became the last secular work of Gaudi?

Kamenne House in Barcelona in Gaudi style

In 1906, another big loss in the architect happens in the life of the architect: the father, blacksack and boiler houses died, Francesc Gaudi-I-Ceer. According to Antonio, it was in his father's workshop that he felt space like live matter. Father taught him to understand the beauty of the objective world and departed a love for architecture and drawing.

This is not the first loss in the life of the wizard. Born in the fifth child in the family, this year he remained completely alone with the nephew on the care, which was buried in 6 years.

It was during this period that the new ideas of Antonio are embodied in a house for the Mila family (Casa Mila, 1906 - 1910). His innovation was as follows.

It thinks over the system of natural ventilation, which allows you to abandon air conditioners.
Building a building without bearing and supporting walls (iron-concrete construction with supporting columns). This makes it possible to move interroom partitions in each apartment at its discretion. Today, this technology is popular with builders of monolithic frame houses.
Suitable underground garage.
Each room in the house receives a window, which is also unusual for the beginning of the twentieth century. For this, three internal courtyards are provided.

The wave-like facade is a harmonious mass of all sorts of stone, which, along with forged iron balconies, Barcelonians received a nickname "Kamenne" or La Pedrera.

One of the most interesting design solutions Gaudi represents attic at home. The hall, once provided for washing and drying linen, today became the place of constant exposition of Creativity and the life of Gaudi.

This building has become the first building of the twentieth century included in UNESCO Heritage (1984). And during the construction, the customer and builders paid not one penalty for violating generally accepted standards.

The house of Mila became the last secular work before the architect dedicated himself to fully creativity over the redempuating temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada-last name). He no longer earned new orders, but he worked on the end of current objects.

Crypt Colony Guelli

The word "colony" does not carry the burden of "correctional labor". What this can be read on the channel Zen architecture.

Crypt, in this case, means the lower floor of the church, the construction of which Gaudi began in 1908 and completed it in 1914 on the order of his friend and the Metsenite of Euseby Guelli. The architect was entrusted to ensure the cultural and religious basis of the life of the town of workers engaged in the manufacture of industrialists.

The interior of the Church Crypt in the Colony of Guelli. Columns are made from basalt, bricks and limestone depending on the load.

Following its principles, Gaudi organically inscribed the church in the terrain landscape. For the interior, he designed amazing benches made of wood and iron, reflecting his roots of the hereditary blacksmith.

In more detail about the masterpiece Crypt of the Guell Colony, if interested, read on the channel Zen architecture.

Architect Gaudi's shine and poverty

Dandy in youth, Gourmet and theater, traveling in its own crew, in adulthood began to lead a ascetic lifestyle. On June 7, 1926, his 73-year-old old man dressed in a worn suit and without documents, hit the tram. Not knowing that this is the great architect, the victims taken to the hospital for the beggars. The next day, Kapellan (the main creation of Gaudi, who he dedicated for more than 40 years) found him and translated into another hospital. But the best doctors were unfulfilled.

Architecture Antonio Gaudi, his houses in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwho became the World Heritage of Mankind, you will even know if they are not familiar with his work. continue to build and by 2026 hoped to complete.

Innovation and classics never knew how to coexist peacefully. All new, unlike the traditional, always perceived, as a quantity or perversion of truth. The twentieth century saw many innovators, including Antonio Gaudi, the architect and his houses forced contemporaries on the art of the construction of residential and non-residential premises.

Discarded on solitude

Antonio Gaudi was born in 1852 in a small Catalan town in the family of the Master of Boiler houses and was the fifth and younger child. However, the future architect was destined to stay alone too early. Two of his brothers died back in infancy. Then Gaudi lost the third brother, sister and mother. The head of the family, together with his son and granddaughter, left after the death of his daughter, moved to Barcelona. Soon the old master died. After him, his painful granddaughter passed away. Antonio lost all relatives.

After five years of preparatory courses, Gaudi entered the provincial architecture school. It began to work in the brilliant architect before he was educated. His activity was reduced to the implementation of small works: the design of fences, small buildings, etc. Participation in numerous competitions was not crowned with success. Meeting with the textile magnut of Euseby Guuel decided the fate of a talented young man. Guell was one of the richest people of Catalonia. He could afford to realize any of his dream. At the same time, Gaudi got the opportunity to work and earn.

After placing a few buildings for the family of magnate, the most grandiose of which was the palace, the Unnamed Master overnight turned into one of the most popular architects of Barcelona. Many rich Catalan families dreamed of living in the House by the Gaudi project, the architect and his fantastic houses began to enter into fashion. An innovation of the master was recognized and approved.

To devote all his time, the profession of Gaudi forced not only the love of the original architecture, but also loneliness. As a child, the little Antonio suffered from rheumatism, which caused the refusal of the Games with peers. The death of close relatives again left Gaudi alone with him. The master has not gained personal happiness. The only woman in which he was in love, did not respond to him. Gaudi's friends were practically not. He walked unfriendly and cruel man.

The architect died in 1926, after 3 days after it was shot down by the tram. The master was buried in the crypt of the temple unfinished by him.

Barcelona business card

Among the most memorable attractions of Barcelona, \u200b\u200beach tourist will certainly call the Gaudi architecture, because the architect Novator and his houses created an unusual and very attractive atmosphere in the city.

The architecture of the twentieth century is characterized by simplicity and conciseness. Complex geometry and abundance of jewelry gave way to uncomplicated forms. Easy should symbolize progress and care from the remnants of the past. However, Gaudi decided to go to his own way. The influence on his work was to be part of the Neoetic and children's impressions associated with the sea and the castles from the sand, which once built a little antonio. Gaudi never put the goals to become an innovator, to invent something impressive, affecting the imagination of the public. He believed that the best Creator could only be called nature, which means that all architectural elements need to be taken from her. The master avoided straight lines, did not like the walls and the correct geometric shapes.