Barcelona Gaudi and Picasso Museum in Spain

Scenery of the Barcelona city

Barcelona is the second biggest city in Spain, next to capital Madrid.
Barcelona is the cosmopolis which was favored to the annual mean air temperature 63F and warm climate, is history.

It goes back the Barcelona history to B.C. 1 century.
Barcelona central area Gothic area (Barri Go'tic), which at that time of the Roman colony era is constructed (Barcino) being surrounded with the rampart, even now that rampart tower (Torres de la muralla romana) remains.
From the roof of the sanctuary, the circumstances and Barcelona town view is possible.

As for the Barcelona lodging, Barcelo Sants is convenient to the traffic of the Spanish Japanese National Railways central station side.
It has ranked at the A grade of each travelling company at four star hotels of American style.

Spain is the country of art, the Barcelona station (Estacio' Barcelona-Sants) in the international train which it passes, also it is interesting to entitle the name of that artist.
Names such as for Joan Miro for Paris, Pau Casals for Zurich, Salvador Dali for Milan are names of a great painter representing all Spain.

We cannot tell Barcelona without genius Antonio Gaudi of Modernismo architecture.

Gaudi was born in the province of Tarragona in southern Catalonia, Spain in 1852. Gaudi's overflow creativity is from the home of the metal craftsman, is said that natural environment of cloth and craftsman disposition of the father have influenced largely.

To see the typical work of Gaudi in Barcelona, Subway L3 is convenient.

Works of Antonio Gaudi

• Casa Vicens (1883-88) about 5 minutes from Fontana station, Carolines street.
• Finca Geu'll (1884-87) about 5 minutes from Maria Cristina station, Pedralbes street.
• Palau Geu'll (1886-88) about 5 minutes from Liceu station, Nou de la Rambra street.
• Casa Batllo (1904-06) - Passeig de Gra'cia station
• Casa Mila (1906-10) - about 400m from Casa Batllo
• Templo de la Sagrada Familia:1883-1926 - Sagrada Familia.
• ANDREU CALVET HOUSE, Colegio Teresiano, Park Guell.

Sagrada Familia

Casa Mila

Park Guell

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