serpentine bench

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

This trencadis mosaic serpentine bench is unusually comfortable to sit on, believe it or not! I couldn't stop taking pictures of the beautiful mosaics used to create this magnificent work of art in Park Guëll.  Gaudí worked alongside Josep María Jujol, a specialist in trencadís mosaic design, to carry out his projects.

blues, greens, browns...

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

How beautiful is this?!!

trencadís mosaics

 

blues

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

Anyone who knows me knows that I love blue!

trencandís mosaics

greens

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

Discarded broken tile shards from factories were often used in Catalan modernism adding a colorful effect to its architecture.  The name given to this type of mosaic is trencandís.  Antoni Guadí was most famous for using this style.

I, for one, love mosaics of this sort!

World Book Day

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

Happy World Book Day!  

Read!  Let your imagination wander!

 

rainy days

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

If it's a rainy day... make it shine with a smile!

above and beyond

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

 Go above and beyond in whatever you choose to do...

Josep Puig i Cadafalch - Casa Amatller
Antoni Guadí - Casa Batlló
Modernism

la Sagrada Familia

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

Renown architect, Antoni Gaudí, started this project when he was 31 years old and sadly never saw its completion.  At the age of 73 he was struck by a passing tram and died days later.  Construction continues and is estimated to be complete by 2027.  The Sagrada Familia is the most visited monument in Spain followed by the Prado art museum in Madrid and the Alhambra in Granada.

 

curvy rooftop chimneys

Barcelona (Catalunya), Spain

Antoni Gaudi's work is instantly recognizable when you see it.  This amazing architect is known for adding color and avoiding straight lines at all costs.  This chimney forms part of Casa Batlló, a home in the heart of Barcelona that Gaudí designed in the beginning of the 1900s.