Gaudi, Gaudi, Gaudi - Barcelona, Spain: April 28, 2019
Palau Güell (built between 1886 and 1890) designed by Gaudi for industrialist Eusebi Güell was our next stop. The sculptures shown here are rooftop chimneys for the many stoves within the palace.
Here are some of details from the palace interior that most caught my eye.
The palace basement included stalls for the family's horses and a couple of unicorn iron rings for tie ups. The palace entrance was large enough so that the horse carriage could pull in and allow family members to climb stone steps to enter the carriage unseen by the public
In the afternoon, we stepped back in time to visit Casa Vincens which was Gaudi's "first house". Gaudi was commissioned by stockbroker named Vincens to design a summer home. The home had residents until 2014. It took a few years to restore it and one year ago it opened as a museum. When originally built the house was surrounded by a large garden and Gaudi designed the interior to bring the outside inside. Now the garden is mostly gone and the house is surrounded by other structures.
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"Fan Palm" fencing |
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Trompe l'oeil ceiling murals |
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Model of La Pedrera |
The tour of La Pedrera began with the rooftop terrace populated by roof guardians that look like something out of Star Wars.
More Gaudi tomorrow, our last day.
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