Señor Gaudí's modernist influence is felt everywhere in Barcelona, but two specific buildings stood out for me - the Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera. The former is quite simply the coolest church ever created. Well, ever half created. It won't be finished until long after most of us have shuffled off this mortal coil I'd imagine: a central spire at least half as tall as the existing ones is still to be built. Topped by a search beam emitting cross.
La Pedrera has to be the coolest apartment building ever created (people tend to use superlatives when talking about this man) - like some deity took a large sheet of clay and wrapped and folded it around a regular block of flats. Two large atria dominate the centre of the building but the real focus is the roof: fantastic totems dominate the skyline and a winding path takes you up, down, around and between them.
They're trying making him a saint you know. Too bloody right.
‹ 12.9.01
/ 0 comment(s)
›
Comments
Feel free to leave a few words about this post. Pithy, on-point comments will earn you 100 frequent surfer miles and a place in the afterlife ...