Monday 9 December 2013

Gaudí

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I still have no words to describe how amazing and artful the Antonio Gaudi architecture in Barcelona is.

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He was so ahead of his time. I feel like the rest of the world has yet to catch up to him, and he died in 1926.

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Almost everything he did was inspired by nature, and there is a certain playfulness of how he incorporates outdoor elements to his structures. The sea, forest, animals. There's so many different ways you can interpret his work.

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The most spectacular of his works is still unfinished.

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Outside, it a bit of a mess. Inside, the Sagrada Família is something very touching and beautiful.

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I've never felt more outdoors in the indoors before. It was like being in a very old forest.

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When the sun came out, the entire space filled with light and the stained glass dappled the floor spectacularly.

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It is scheduled for completion in 2028, where the facade is getting more and more layers and towers. It's quite overwhelming.

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The other really cool thing that Gaudí left behind was the Guell park. It's a hike up a very large hill to get there, but you are rewarded with views of the city and the sea.

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It was all just so weird and interesting, nothing could have spoiled my mood.

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