This is a virtual tour organised by the students, as if they are planning a tour to visit all of Gaudi's buildings. This is part of an eTwinning project.

1. The Gaudi Tour
Barcelona
Organised by
eTwinning Form 1 students
St Theresa Girls Secondary
Mriehel
under the supervision of
Ms N Scerri
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2. The above map shows an overview
of all the places we shall be
visiting during the tour.

3. Barcelona is a tourist destination and
offers a good mixture of fun and culture in
a modern setting.
Barcelona has some unusual and well-known
buildings designed by a single architect
named Antoni Gaudí. His unique approach to
the Art Nouveau movement generated some of
the most creative buildings ever seen!
Even if you don’t know anything about
architecture or Gaudí, when you walk the
streets of Barcelona you will intuitively
be able to identify a Gaudí building since
they are unmistakable.
So, if you’re interested in experiencing an
unusual Barcelona, and you would like to
get to know about Antoni Gaudi, why don’t
you join us in this tour! :)
http://www.globotreks.com/destinations/10-gaudi-buildingsbarcelona/
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4. A—Park Guell
Located in the city of
Barcelona,
the
Park
Guell is one of the most
beautiful icons of the
city.
It's a work of Antoni
Gaudi located in the
upper part of Barcelona,
with wonderful views of
the city.
Parc Güell was built between 1900 and 1914 and today it forms
part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
This is a garden complex
that houses a series of dynamically designed buildings,
including
Gaudí’s
house.
Most
buildings
have
the
“trencadis” (surfaces covered with irregular ceramic pieces)
that is characteristic of Gaudí and Art Nouveau. The colonnade
hall and the terrace with serpentine shapes are the most
popular places of this park. This park is the perfect place to
walk quietly while enjoying nature and looking at Gaudí’s
artwork.
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5. Dragon at Park Guell
Güell
was
apparently
enchanted with the English
gardens and also wanted to
re-create this idea in his
home
city,
Barcelona!
Hence the English spelling
of "Park" up to this day.
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6. B — La Sagrada Familgia
This is the most famous of
Gaudí’s
works.
This
church
has
been
in
construction
since
1892
and it’s not expected to
be
finished
until
2030. The church presents
a great depiction of the
relationship between man,
nature,
and
religion
through its architecture
and
façade
sculptures.
Climbing one of its towers
will give you a unique
view of Barcelona.
Gaudí
played
an
active
role
in
directing
the
construction of the
Sagrada Familia until
his death in 1926. He
would often request
that work be modified
and adjusted until it
was exactly what he
had in mind. However
today, because of the
nature
of
the
existing designs, his
work is partly open
to interpretation.
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http://www.globotreks.com/destinations/10-gaudi-buildings-barcelona/

7. Gaudi’s architectural work can
best be described as a gothic
naturalism,
which
means
a
complex
translation
of
nature’s forms into the design
of
buildings
and
parks.
Turtles,
seashells,
fruit,
trees, and other natural forms
served as an inspiration for
Gaudi’s work.
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Many of the spires have
similar fruit motifs, and
resemble grapes, apples, or
oranges piled on one another
as if at a supermarket.
There are turtles supporting
the
bases
of
columns,
s t a i r c a s e s
t h a t
resemble ammonite molluscs,
and the ceiling of the main
chamber of the church gives
visitors the impression that
they are standing beneath
the canopy of a majestic
forest, with light pouring
in from small holes all
over. Simply beautiful!

8. C — Casa Vicens
This single-family residence, built for Manuel Vicens was the
first Gaudí designed. The site was small (even smaller today
after the widening of the street). This early work exhibits
several influences, most notably the Moorish (or Mudéjar)
influence, particularly evident at the top. The house is
constructed of undressed stone, rough red bricks, and coloured
ceramic tiles in checkerboard and floral patterns. Manuel
Vicens was the owner of a brick and tile factory so the
ceramic tiles pay tribute to his employment. The yellow,
zinnia-flowered tile, designed by Gaudí, was manufactured by
Vicens.
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https://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/barcelona/gaudivicens/
gaudivicens.html
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9. D — Casa Mila (La Pedrera)
This is one of Gaudí’s main residential buildings and one of
the
most
imaginative
houses
in
the
history
of
architecture.
This building is more a sculpture than a
building.
The façade is a varied and harmonious mass of
undulating stone that, along with its forged iron balconies,
explores the irregularities of the natural world.
UNESCO
recognized this building as World Heritage in 1984.
Casa Mila
Rooftop
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nature-in-barcelonas-la-sagrada-familia/

10. E — Casa Batllo`
Casa Batlló is the result of a total restoration in 1904 of an
old conventional house built in 1877. Gaudí used for it the
typical constructive elements of the Modernism that include
ceramics, stone and forged iron.
Even though it was highly
criticized by the city during construction for its radical
design that broke all the bylaws of the city, in 1906 it was
awarded as one of the three best buildings of the year by the
Barcelona City Council.
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http://www.globotreks.com/destinations/10-gaudi-buildingsbarcelona/

11. The structure is based on the theme
of an “animal come to life,” which
evokes
nature
with
organic
structures and suggestive fantasy.
Examples that are most evident
include the façade, which boasts
columns representative of bones,
and a wavy shape that surrounds the
entire face of the building,
suggesting movement. The building
itself is composed of beautifully
coloured mosaic tiles, representing
fish scales and aquatic life. The
roof of the façade has giant
towers, symbolizing an animal’s
spine, and these are doused with
even more mosaic tiles.
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12. F — Casa Calvet
Casa Calvet was built between 1898 and 1900 for the
Calvets, a family of textile industrialists. This is
Gaudi’s most conventional work.
The stone facade reflects baroque influences, along
with its bay windows, sculptural decoration, and
interior decorations. The shape of the balconies can be
seen as a forerunner to shapes used at Casa Batlló,
where Gaudí turned much more to the inspiration of
nature. The roof is topped with two pediments, each
supporting a wrought iron cross. They are surrounded
by various pieces of stone ornamentation and crowned
with statues of San Genis and Saint Peter – Calvet’s
saints.
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13. G — Park de la Ciutadella
Parc de la Ciutadella is one
traditional parks in Barcelona.
of
the
largest,
The park encourages you to walk along its fountains,
sculptures, and other interesting and attractive
decorative features.
The Cascada is a triumphal arch with waterfall and
fountain. The Baroque construction was designed by
Josep Fontsère and his student Antoni Gaudí, based
on the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
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14. H — Palau Guell
This is the palace residence
of
the
Güell
family.
The exterior shows a sober
façade that doesn’t resemble
other
projects
made
by
Gaudí.
On the other hand,
the interior and the roof
make up for the lack of
“Gaudiesque” elements in the
façade.
The central living
room has an unusual parabolic
dome and the lounge ceiling
is
perforated
by
circles
that, under the daylight,
give
the
ceiling
a
planetarium appearance.
The
roof counts with chimneys and
conical vents resembling fir
trees.
Roof of Palau Guell
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15. Cellar at Palau Guell
Ironwork
at the
entrance
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16. I — Finca Güell
Finca Güell is a big property of one of Gaudí’s biggest
client, Eusebi Güell, the count of Güell. The most
interesting attraction is its entrance iron gate. The
complex is composed of two buildings linked by a common
monumental cast iron gate adorned with Art Nouveau
vegetal fantasies and a medallion with the “G” of
Güell.
The most astonishing feature is its unusual big
iron dragon designed by Gaudí in 1885 and completed in
the Vallet and Piquer workshops in Barcelona. The gate
includes various pieces of forged iron, such as strips,
meshes, T-profiles and plates.
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17. J — Colonia Güell
The Colònia Güell is one of the most pioneering purpose-built
industrial villages of the 19th century. It is just 20 minutes
away
from
Barcelona.
Gaudí
developed
the
architectural
innovations of his later works in the church crypt, which has
been designated a Unesco World Heritage site.
It is
considered to
be Gaudi's
most hidden
treasure, his
unknown
secret!
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