What Is Queen Anne Style Architecture and Describe Its: Features?
What Is Queen Anne Style Architecture and Describe Its: Features?
What Is Queen Anne Style Architecture and Describe Its: Features?
Antoni Gaudí (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Spanish architect from
Catalonia. He is the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism.
Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, and one-of-a-kind style.
Antoni Gaudi was a Spanish architect and is well known as the face of
Catalan architecture. He was fond of nature, and work is often cited as
being inspired by his love of natural design and modernism. His most
famous work is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, but more on that later.
His works
1. Casa Vicens
This is Gaudí’s first important building. Built between 1883 and
1888, Casa Vicens is an imaginative residential project made for a
wealthy family that owned a ceramic factory. This is clearly
reflected in the “trencadis” façade that contains a significant
variety of ceramic decorations. You can also see some Islamic
architecture influences in its façade and some of its rooms.
2. La Pedrera
This is one of Gaudí’s main residential buildings and one of the
most imaginative houses in the history of architecture. This
building is more sculpture than a building. The façade is a varied
and harmonious mass of undulating stone that, along with its
forged iron balconies, explores the irregularities of the natural
world. UNESCO recognized this building as World Heritage in
1984.
3. Parc Güell
Parc Güell was built between 1900 and 1914 and today is part of
the UNESCO World Heritage. This is a garden complex that
houses a series of dynamically designed buildings, including
Gaudí’s house. Most buildings have the “trencadis” (surfaces
covered with irregular ceramic pieces) that is characteristic of
Gaudí and Art Nouveau. The colonnaded hall and the terrace
with serpentine shapes are the most famous places in this park.
This park is the perfect place to take a peaceful stroll while
enjoying nature and looking at Gaudí’s artwork.
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