The industrial revolution changed and shaped the city of Barcelona. Through trial and error plans were developed and the city came to be how it is. The reasons behind the curved corners of ever street and the way houses were organized on blocks all have a specific meaning. Antoni Gaudi is one of the most well know Catalan artist who came up right around the time of the city changing shape and added his own personal touch. Gaudi brought Barcelona many wonders that people come to see from all over the world. For example, the church of the Sagrada Familia and the Casa Mila. Organic nature is the largest influences that can be seen throughout his masterpieces. In the mid-nineteenth century, the old city of Barcelona had become overcrowded inside
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This is the where the great works of Spanish born artist Antoni Gaudi, usually considered to be the epitome of architecture in Catalan modernism, recognized as the face of Barcelona architecture. Gaudi’s was born in born in 1852, and his upbringing was not easy. He was the youngest of five, and two of them died because of different types of health related illnesses. The hardships of his youth give us understanding of his work and it allows for a greater appreciation of his art showing strong values at the foundation of his art. Though his work was mainly based within the Barcelona, Gaudi’s techniques and studies can be seen throughout the world currently. Mostly celebrated for his fascinating architecture, Gaudi embraced exploration/creativity and not conforming to the usual design rules of construction but ultimately allowing for new unique designs. Geometry was a large part of Gaudi’s work along with other mathematically agreed subjects. These methods gave to the creation to all of Gaudi’s fascination to the normal wonders that are so articulate to a single building. La Sagrada Familia meaning The Holy Family in English, which is valued as a monument worldwide (Gómez-Serrano et al. 2009, …show more content…
This is considered to be Gaudi’s most worldwide famous building. His major contribution is the nativity facade at the north end of the site. Structures and decorations are woven together in that the religious figures seem to circulate out of the rock. There are no clear flaws in the entire work! Gaudi decided that he would have chosen to position the nave to the axis of Avenida Gaudi (i Agüí, 2011, p. 7). After Gaudi’s death in 1926, his supporters resumed construction of the cathedral in 1952. However, this is his major and most significant work. Everyone can climb the spiral stairs found in the towers of the nativity facade. This view is outstanding and a person can experience the artwork of the spirals up close. The design of la Sagrada Familia is variously related to some other greater works from people like Catalan modernism. While the Sagrada Familia is established in the Art Nouveau period, Charles Rennie Macintosh of Glasgow asserted that, Gaudi did the Art Nouveau style beyond its normal application (Blaikie, G. 2014). The church of the Sagrada Familia is a five-naved basilica. The central nave rises above the others. Each nave is a door that is assigned to the unfinished glory facade. There are also two side portals that lead to the penance chapel and baptistery. Behind the nave, in the apse, is the altar, in the light of the many windows of the apse (Barcelona de,
This is the where the great works of Spanish born artist Antoni Gaudi, usually considered to be the epitome of architecture in Catalan modernism, recognized as the face of Barcelona architecture. Gaudi’s was born in born in 1852, and his upbringing was not easy. He was the youngest of five, and two of them died because of different types of health related illnesses. The hardships of his youth give us understanding of his work and it allows for a greater appreciation of his art showing strong values at the foundation of his art. Though his work was mainly based within the Barcelona, Gaudi’s techniques and studies can be seen throughout the world currently. Mostly celebrated for his fascinating architecture, Gaudi embraced exploration/creativity and not conforming to the usual design rules of construction but ultimately allowing for new unique designs. Geometry was a large part of Gaudi’s work along with other mathematically agreed subjects. These methods gave to the creation to all of Gaudi’s fascination to the normal wonders that are so articulate to a single building. La Sagrada Familia meaning The Holy Family in English, which is valued as a monument worldwide (Gómez-Serrano et al. 2009, …show more content…
This is considered to be Gaudi’s most worldwide famous building. His major contribution is the nativity facade at the north end of the site. Structures and decorations are woven together in that the religious figures seem to circulate out of the rock. There are no clear flaws in the entire work! Gaudi decided that he would have chosen to position the nave to the axis of Avenida Gaudi (i Agüí, 2011, p. 7). After Gaudi’s death in 1926, his supporters resumed construction of the cathedral in 1952. However, this is his major and most significant work. Everyone can climb the spiral stairs found in the towers of the nativity facade. This view is outstanding and a person can experience the artwork of the spirals up close. The design of la Sagrada Familia is variously related to some other greater works from people like Catalan modernism. While the Sagrada Familia is established in the Art Nouveau period, Charles Rennie Macintosh of Glasgow asserted that, Gaudi did the Art Nouveau style beyond its normal application (Blaikie, G. 2014). The church of the Sagrada Familia is a five-naved basilica. The central nave rises above the others. Each nave is a door that is assigned to the unfinished glory facade. There are also two side portals that lead to the penance chapel and baptistery. Behind the nave, in the apse, is the altar, in the light of the many windows of the apse (Barcelona de,