Barcelona Part 2 : Gaudi's architecture

3. ARCHITECTURE

No one can visit Barcelona & not be moved by Gaudi's creations.. In fact, the soul of this city comes from the famed Spanish architect. I read so many books on him & to see his works in real life is amazing.

The first... La Sagrada Familia.. the famous incomplete masterpiece of Gaudi which has been under construction since 1882 & is a UNESCO site. He died while building it. Despite the hordes of tourists & children, it was still a wonder to see this church.

The interior had been completed based on Gaudi's models; I call it the forest of faith... the spires were made to ressemble trees & branches.

How beautiful... i stayed hours inside, just admiring the curves, the colors, the richness of Gaudi's imagination which was unparalleled.

The amazing ceiling.

Another famous masterpiece: Casa Batllo. Behind its skeletal exterior lies another world.

The ceiling of the main room where the family who hired Gaudi lived. The surprising thing about Casa Batllo is a lack of straight lines in the buidling.

Curves of blue & green took centrestage in the stairwell inspired by the underwater world.

Even the railings were designed to make you feel you were underwater!

And the famous roof with the back of a dragon.

Gaudi used colored mosaic tiles to create a magical world on the roof... it was just amazing to look at... imagine living here at the height of the Industrial Revolution... what a beautiful escape from reality!