Tuesday 2 March 2010

Park Güell

Park Güell :is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".

Colonnaded pathway where the road projects out from the hillside, with the vaulting forming a retaining wall which curves over to support the road, and transmits the load onto sloping columns.

SAGRADA FAMILIA

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família ,often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until at least 2026. A portion of the building's interior is scheduled to open for public worship and tours by September 2010.

Antoni Gaudí worked on the project from 1883 and devoted the last fifteen years of his life entirely to the endeavour. In 1882, prior to Gaudí's involvement, Francesc del Villar was commissioned to design a church on the site. He resigned a year later and Gaudí was appointed the project architect, redesigning the project entirely. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

3 comments:

Marcin Szmyt said...

They surely belong to the group of the most beautiful and charming sights in Barceloba... and in the world...

Pilar Pérez said...

Jaime,
You forgot to write down the title.

iman said...

hi, cangi! y like your presentation , is very interesting!
kiss!