Architecture

Antoni Gaudi & Legacy

Today is the 161 anniversary of Antoni Gaudi’s birth.
Gaudi was born on 25 June 1852 in Reus, in the Catalonia region of Spain.

My husband and I celebrated our 25 wedding anniversary in Barcelona in November 2011. We went all over Barcelona, it is a beautiful city.

Many buildings in Barcelona had the touch of the great man. Gaudi was certainly a very productive man.  We spent most of the day at Gaudi’s Magnum Opus, the Sagrada Familia.

The Sagrada is without a doubt a work of great architectural art.  To get into the cathedral, you had to pay an entrance fee, the fee goes into the work that still goes on.  I am rather chuffed to think that my Peter and I contributed a little bit to the making of the Sagrada Familia. 🙂

I have to admit that at first glance, I thought the Sagrada was my idea of what hell would look like. It was a bit unnerving.  The cathedral was all spiky with an uneven facade. From across the road, the building looked like stalagmites. But as you go nearer, you will be blown away by the many figures that adorn or even sculpted on the walls.  No word can express how wonderful they were, perfection perhaps!!!