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Barcelona - City of Amazing Architecture


Article by: Teresa Szefler

I visited Barcelona a few years ago and I fell in love with its architecture. Especially work of Gaudi is amazing. Antonio Gaudi, who lived from 1852 to 1926, designed buildings with unique shapes and colors inspired by nature view, travel123 , Tips for a Successful Safari in Tanzania (roots, branches, etc.) There are no square shapes in his works as there is none in the nature. goto, Affordable Vacation Home on Wheels , Travel To Lake Louise - Vacation Capital Of Canada ..

Gaudi's most known work, Sagrada Famila, an astonishing unfinished church, is surrealistic in its surroundings (La Sagrada Famila entrance fee: 8 € Students - 3 €; Elevator - 2 €).

Park Guell, also designed by Gaudi, is another "must see" in Barcelona. It is in the northern part of the city, view, Backpacking South East Asia on an Adventurous Route , Discovering the Venice Carnival 20 minutes walking distance from the Lesseps metro station. You will find here elegant arches made of stone, and sinuous, geometric surfaces with designs made from broken ceramic tiles at the main entrance. Guell Park See, Affordable Vacation Home on Wheels , Cambodian Taxi Chaos - a Leaf, a Radiator and a MacGyver Mom was declared a place check out, Comfy Beds In New York City’s Bedford Hotel , Hawaii - Farmers' Markets Everywhere! of World check out, Tips for a Successful Safari in Tanzania , Cambodian Taxi Chaos - a Leaf, a Radiator and a MacGyver Mom Heritage by UNESCO in 1984.

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La Pedrera (the quarry), also know as Casa Mila (Mila house) , is an apartment building located You may also consider, Guide to Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy , Golden Australia on Passeig de Gracia. It is the last piece of extraordinarily architecture by Gaudi I was able to see during my short stay in Barcelona. The entrance fee is 7 €.

Live goes on after dinner at Las Ramblas which stretches from Monument Colon (memorial to Christopher Columbus) to Placa de Catalunya. It is a 1.2 km (0.75 mile) walkway in the heart of the city See, Vacationing Aboard Mega Yacht Charters , Discover The Raymond Restaurant In Pasadena California centre with restaurants, Try also, San Juan Puerto Rico , Guanajuato Mexico, Land Of History theatres, local also related, Rock Hunting on The Bench in Powell, Wyoming , Fairs And Festivals Of India artists, souvenir stores, and Miro mosaic pavements. goto, TURKEY: Crossroads of Civilizations - The Dream Land to Have Unforgettable Vacations , Visiting The Magic Kingdom With Small Children

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